| 单词 | genetic modification |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgenetic modification genetic modification n. alteration of genes, esp. by selective breeding or (in later use) genetic engineering; an instance of this. ΚΠ 1923 Amer. Jrnl. Bot. 10 230 It is in them that the variants of genetic modification and many times of geographic distribution are displayed. 1930 R. A. Fisher Genetical Theory Nat. Selection 131 The investigation of the influence of the sex hormones has shown how genetic modifications of the whole species can be made to manifest themselves in one sex only. 1998 BBC Good Food Sept. 62/2 Scientists can now identify the specific gene that governs a desired trait in a plant. They can then extract the gene, copy it and insert the copy into a different type of plant... This process is known as genetic modification (GM) or modern biotechnology. < as lemmas |
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