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单词 transgenic
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transgenicadj.n.

Brit. /trɑːnzˈdʒɛnɪk/, /tranzˈdʒɛnɪk/, /trɑːnsˈdʒɛnɪk/, /transˈdʒɛnɪk/, U.S. /trænzˈdʒɛnɪk/, /træn(t)sˈdʒɛnɪk/
Etymology: < trans- prefix 10 + genic adj.
Biology.
A. adj.
Of an organism: containing genetic material into which DNA has been artificially introduced into the germ line. Also applied to the cells of a transgenic organism.
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the world > life > biology > laboratory analysis > processes > [adjective] > genetic techniques > genetically modified
transgenic1981
agric1992
the world > life > biology > laboratory analysis > processes > [adjective] > genetic techniques > genetically modified > of cells
transgenic1981
1981 Gordon & Ruddle in Science 11 Dec. 1244/3 The feasibility of producing such genetically transformed mice, which we call ‘transgenic’ mice, depends upon several factors.
1985 Cell 42 124/2 In other transgenic pre-B cells, sufficient μ synthesis precedes DNA rearrangement and inhibits it.
1989 E. Lawrence Guide Mod. Biol. iv. 101 Transgenic organisms can be raised that carry potentially useful genes from a wide variety of species.
1990 Independent 24 Apr. 21/2 Patenting comes next for these transgenic animals.
B. n.
1. plural (usually construed as singular). The branch of biology concerned with the creation and investigation of transgenic organisms. Cf. transgenosis n.
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the world > life > biology > laboratory analysis > processes > [noun] > genetic techniques > genetic modification
transgenics1986
1986 Trends in Biotech. IV. 32/1 (heading) Intransigence in ‘genetic engineering’: transgenics or generics.
1988 Sunday Times 22 May d18/6 The other half [of the new money] will be devoted to development of transgenics, the adding of foreign genes to animals to enhance their properties.
1989 New Scientist 21 Jan. 25/1 The HSE wants all work on transgenics, which falls within the definition of genetic manipulation, to be notified to a local Genetic Manipulation Safety Committee.
2. A transgenic organism. Usually in plural.
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the world > life > biology > laboratory analysis > processes > [noun] > genetic techniques > genetic modification > organism or gene
transgene1985
transgenic1989
1989 Nature 26 Jan. 300/2 It is important that those involved in the production of transgenics should be seen to be taking particular care over this aspect of their work, for example by including it on the agenda of international meetings.
1991 Weekend Austral. 29–30 June 7/5 Any escape of transgenics was highly unlikely.

Derivatives

ˈtransgene n. [as a back-formation] a gene which is introduced into the genome of another organism.
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the world > life > biology > laboratory analysis > processes > [noun] > genetic techniques > genetic modification > organism or gene
transgene1985
transgenic1989
1985 Cell 42 124/2 The most probable explanation for these results is that transcription of the μ transgene is initially too low early in B cell differentiation to block heavy chain rearrangement totally.
1988 Nature 1 Dec. 446/1 The pathway of B-cell development was perturbed in the tester strain by introducing a transgene encoding the membrane-bound form of the immunoglobulin heavy chain.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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