transgenic
adjective
trans·gen·ic
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Definition of transgenic
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: being or used to produce an organism or cell of one species into which one or more genes of another species have been incorporated
a transgenic mouse transgenic crops
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: produced by or consisting of transgenic plants or animals
transgenic
nounDefinition of transgenic (Entry 2 of 2)
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transgenics plural in form but singular in construction
: a branch of biotechnology concerned with the production of transgenic plants, animals, and foods
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: a transgenic plant or animal
Examples of transgenic in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
The issue of transgenic soy is not on the minds of Nuevo Durango’s farmers. — Nina Strochlic, National Geographic, "An unlikely feud between beekeepers and Mennonites simmers in Mexico," 12 Apr. 2019 Dantas believes that his transgenic E. coli might just do the job, though not the strain that his lab engineered, which grows on penicillin very slowly and prefers eating sugars. — Jonathon Keats, Discover Magazine, "Bacteria That Eat Drugs Could Help Solve the Antibiotic Resistance Crisis," 8 Nov. 2018 One workaround would be to use the transgenic bacteria as factories for making enzymes that break down antibiotics, and then releasing those enzymes into the environment. — Jonathon Keats, Discover Magazine, "Bacteria That Eat Drugs Could Help Solve the Antibiotic Resistance Crisis," 8 Nov. 2018 The difference is that the new cotton plant does have gossypol — but not in the seeds The big innovation here is that Rathore’s transgenic cotton plant isn’t gossypol-free. — Rachel Sugar, Vox, "Apparently, it tastes like hummus.," 19 Oct. 2018 The vault doesn’t contain GMOs, though Fowler’s stance on this is not strictly in opposition to transgenic breeding. — Adrian Higgins, idahostatesman, "Dispelling myths around the Arctic Circle’s famed ‘doomsday’ seed vault on its 10th anniversary | Idaho Statesman," 28 Feb. 2018 So far, just two countries on the continent have commercialized transgenic crops: Sudan, which grows GM cotton, and South Africa, which grows GM cotton, maize, and soybean. — Christopher Bendana, Science | AAAS, "Uganda removes key hurdle to GM crops," 6 Oct. 2017 But in a counterintuitive study, University of Arizona and Chinese researchers found that resistance to a pesticide in transgenic cotton can be halted by deliberately leaving some plants vulnerable to their global predator, the pink bollworm. — Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Pink bollworm attacks on GM cotton foiled by leaving some plants unmodified," 13 May 2017 The scientists have manipulated the DNA of these ants, creating what Dr. Kronauer says are the world's first transgenic ants. — Natalie Angier, New York Times, "Gene-Modified Ants Shed Light on How Societies Are Organized," 23 Jan. 2017Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
This foray into transgenics and the accompanying harsh pesticides made beekeepers nervous. — Nina Strochlic, National Geographic, "An unlikely feud between beekeepers and Mennonites simmers in Mexico," 12 Apr. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'transgenic.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for transgenic
transgenic
adjective
trans·gen·ic
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Medical Definition of transgenic
(Entry 1 of 2)
: being or used to produce an organism or cell of one species into which one or more genes of other species have been incorporated
transgenic mice transgenic corn plants transgenic techniques
also
: produced by or composed of transgenic plants or animals
transgenic foods
transgenic
nounMedical Definition of transgenic (Entry 2 of 2)
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: a transgenic plant or animal
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transgenics plural in form but singular in construction
: a branch of biotechnology concerned with the production of transgenic plants, animals, and foods