Transgene
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Transgene is a noun meaning (genetics, biotechnology) A gene from one species introduced into the genome of another by transgenesis.
Meaning
(genetics, biotechnology) A gene from one species introduced into the genome of another by transgenesis.
Example Sentences
It has created a biotechnology centred on genetic engineering that has introduced transgenes, transmitted through natural interspecies crosses, which, in turn, have allowed emergence of resistant superweeds and superpests, which, in their turn, demand the application of further chemical poisons […]
Word Forms
- transgenes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include transgenesis, transgenosis, transfection, introgression, transposon, tranfection.
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