Definition of Transgenic

1. Adjective. Of, or pertaining to an organism whose genome has been changed by the addition of a gene from another species; genetically modified. ¹

2. Noun. An organism whose genome has been genetically modified. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Transgenic

1. [n]

Medical Definition of Transgenic

1. This term describes an organism that has had genes from another organism put into its genome through recombinant DNA techniques. Origin: Gr. Gennan = to produce (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Transgenic

transgelin
transgenderedness
transgendering
transgenderism
transgenders
transgene
transgenerational
transgenerationally
transgenes
transgeneses
transgenesis
transgenetic
transgenetically
transgenic (current term)
transgenic animal
transgenic disease models
transgenic mice
transgenic organism
transgenic plant
transgenically
transgenics
transglobal
transglucosylase
transglutaminase
transglutaminases
transglycosidase
transglycosidases
transglycosidation

Literary usage of Transgenic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Reviews in Environmental Health (1998): Toxicological Defense Mechanics edited by Gary E. R. Hook, George W. Lucier (2000)
"Conclusions ings in such transgenic models can offer valuable insights into the potential relevance and applicability of tumor findings to humans that are ..."

2. Microbial and Phenotypic Definition of Rats and Mice: Proceedings of the by National Research Council Staff, ebrary, Inc, National Research Council, International Committee, Commission on Life Sciences, National Academy of Sciences (1999)
"Of the large number of reports that have been published recently on transgenic and knockout experiments in mice, many have described significant effects of ..."

3. Oxygen/Nitrogen Radicals and Cellular Injury edited by Kenneth B. Adler, Robert D. Devlin, Val Vallyathan (2000)
"Altered Responses of transgenic Mice Overexpressing Various Antioxidant Enzymes ... Lines of CuZnSOD transgenic mice were initially generated by Epstein and ..."

4. An International Perspective on Advancing Technologies And Strategies for by Bgh, National Research Council (2005)
"transgenic food crops, on the other hand, have already entered and ... The main producers of transgenic crops are the United States (63 percent of the ..."

5. Novel Systems for the Study of Human Disease: From Basic Research to by OECD Staff, (Paris) Organisation for Economic Co-ope (1998)
"These transgenic animals will become a constant part of the environment in R&D ... transgenic Alliance was created in 1992 by Charles River Laboratories to ..."

6. Seeding Solutions by Crucible II Group, Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation (2000)
"transgenic crops commercialized When the first Crucible Group concluded its ... Although opinions differ on the ethics and safety of transgenic crops, ..."

7. 2nd International Symposium on Genetic Manipulation in Crops by A. Mujeeb-Kazi, L. A. Sitch, International Rice Research Institute (1989)
"A protoplast approach to obtain transgenic rice plants, and nodulation of rice plants by rhizobia EC Cocking Plant Genetic Manipulation Group, Department of ..."

8. Molecular Neurobiology: Proceedings of the 2nd NIMH Conference by Steven Zalcman (1995)
"... made the precise determination of which cIE genes are expressed at any given time in specific cell types difficult. We have taken a transgenic approach ..."

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