transgenic

transgenic definition - medical

trans·ge·nic (trăns-jĕnˈĭk, trănz-)

adjective
  1. Of, relating to, or being an organism whose genome has been altered by the transfer of a gene or genes from another species or breed: transgenic mice.
  2. Of or relating to the study of transgenic organisms.

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