| 释义 |
trans·genic
I. \¦tran(t)s¦jenə̇k, -raan-, -nz¦-\ adjective
Etymology: trans- + -genic
: being or used to produce an organism or cell of one species into which one or more genes of another species have been incorporated
< transgenic mice >
< transgenic corn plants >
< transgenic techniques >
also : produced by or composed of transgenic plants or animals
< transgenic foods >
II. noun
(-s)
1. : a transgenic plant or animal
2. transgenics plural but singular in construction : a branch of biotechnology concerned with the production of transgenic plants, animals, and foods |