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genetic engineering

The definition of genetic engineering is deliberately altering or selecting the characteristics a person or animal will have by manipulating the DNA.

(noun)

Choosing an egg with specific DNA and using that egg to have a baby is an example of genetic engineering.

See genetic engineering in Webster's New World College Dictionary

the branch of biology dealing with the splicing and recombining of specific genetic units from the DNA of living organisms as in order to produce new species or biochemicals

See genetic engineering in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Scientific alteration of the structure of genetic material in a living organism. It involves the production and use of recombinant DNA and has been employed to create bacteria that synthesize insulin and other human proteins.

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