Definitions
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- adjective 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.
- adjective Of or relating to the study of transgenic organisms.
- noun A transgenic organism.
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- adjective Of, or pertaining to an
organism whosegenome has been changed by the addition of agene from anotherspecies ;genetically modified . - noun An organism whose genome has been genetically modified.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Laboratory experiments have shown that CWD does not cause disease in transgenic mice expressing human PrP, suggesting that humans and other primates might be resistant to this infection.
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Laboratory experiments have shown that CWD does not cause disease in transgenic mice expressing human PrP, suggesting that humans and other primates might be resistant to this infection.
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Tissue - and site-specific DNA recombination in transgenic mice.
The 2007 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine - Advanced Information 2007
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Lee EJ, Manning RW, Yu SH, et al. Targeted oncogene activation by site-specific recombination in transgenic mice.
The 2007 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine - Advanced Information 2007
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The Media Lab neuroengineering group plans to start studying such devices in transgenic mice this year.
Pulsing Light Used as Non-Surgical Treatment for Epilepsy, Parkinson’s | Impact Lab 2007
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Induction of a highly specific antiviral state in transgenic plants: Implications for regulation of gene expression and virus resistance.
Advanced Information: The 2006 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2006
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Expression of a truncated tomato polygalacturonase gene inhibits expression of the endogenous gene in transgenic plants.
Advanced Information: The 2006 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2006
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The possibility to achieve RNAi-governed gene regulation in transgenic organisms has stimulated many explorations of whether this would be a useful option for medical therapy53,54.
Advanced Information: The 2006 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2006
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Given the success of fluorescent proteins as reporters in transgenic systems, the use of far red fluorescent proteins in whole organisms will become increasingly important in the coming years.
Archive 2005-10-01 2005
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Drugs currently made by or being developed in transgenic animals are listed in Table 1.
Archive 2004-12-01 2004
whichbe commented on the word transgenic
(fr. Wordspy, adjective.) Describes an animal or plant that has been genetically altered.
May 14, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word transgenic
"But the more likely scenario is that H5N1 will borrow the relevant genetic code directly from another organism, in a process known as transgenic shift."
—Steven Johnson, The Ghost Map (New York: Penguin, 2006), 245
October 4, 2008