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1transgenic
adjective trans·gen·ic \tran(t)s-ˈje-nik\
Definition of TRANSGENIC
: 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>; also : produced by or consisting of transgenic plants or animals
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First Known Use of TRANSGENIC
1982
2transgenic
noun
Definition of TRANSGENIC
1
plural but sing in constr : a branch of biotechnology concerned with the production of transgenic plants, animals, and foods
2
: a transgenic plant or animal
First Known Use of TRANSGENIC
1986
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