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transgene.

Noun
Sci-FiSettingTechnical
MEANING

A gene or genetic sequence introduced into an organism or cell through genetic-engineering methods.

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an engineered genetic addition; expression of inserted genetic material; a designed biological trait traced to a sequence; modification distinguished from an ordinary inherited allele

Words that belong together

  • a transgene in a genome
  • transgene expression
  • introduce a transgene

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The transgene was present, but its expression differed between the two tissues.
They tracked the transgene through the modified population rather than assuming every offspring carried it.

Related words

transgenicintroduced genegenetic construct
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Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Singular transgene; plural transgenes. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.

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