| 单词 | genetic engineering |
| 释义 | genetic engineeringSEE SYNONYMS FOR genetic engineering ON THESAURUS.COM noun Genetics.the development and application of scientific methods, procedures, and technologies that permit direct manipulation of genetic material in order to alter the hereditary traits of a cell, organism, or population. a technique that produces unlimited amounts of otherwise unavailable or scarce biological product by introducing DNA isolated from animals or plants into bacteria and then harvesting the product from a bacterial colony, as human insulin produced in bacteria by the human insulin gene. Also called biogenetics. Origin of genetic engineeringFirst recorded in 1965–70 OTHER WORDS FROM genetic engineeringgenetic engineer, nounWords nearby genetic engineeringgenetic counselling, genetic disease, genetic disorder, genetic dominant, genetic drift, genetic engineering, genetic fallacy, genetic female, genetic fingerprint, genetic fingerprinting, genetic fitness Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for genetic engineeringgenetic engineering nounalteration of the DNA of a cell for purposes of research, as a means of manufacturing animal proteins, correcting genetic defects, or making improvements to plants and animals bred by man Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for genetic engineeringgenetic engineering The manipulation of DNA to produce new types of organisms, usually by inserting or deleting genes. notes for genetic engineeringGenetic engineering has been developed commercially, with uses such as producing human insulin or bacteria that will keep plants from freezing in a mild frost. It is also used to produce genetically modified organisms. notes for genetic engineeringU.S. courts have ruled that the products of genetic engineering can be patented. notes for genetic engineeringThere is often controversy about the risk involved in releasing genetically engineered organisms into the environment. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Medical definitions for genetic engineeringgenetic engineering n.Scientific alteration of the structure of genetic material in a living organism using recombinant DNA, employed for such purposes as creating bacteria that synthesize insulin. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for genetic engineeringgenetic engineering The science of altering and cloning genes to produce a new trait in an organism or to make a biological substance, such as a protein or hormone. Genetic engineering mainly involves the creation of recombinant DNA, which is then inserted into the genetic material of a cell or virus. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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