Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A gene used in transgenesis.
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- noun genetics A
gene from one species introduced into thegenome of another bytransgenesis
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- noun an exogenous gene introduced into the genome of another organism
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Examples
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Kilic E, Bahr M (2003) Human synapsin 1 gene promoter confers highly neuron-specific long-term transgene expression from an adenoviral vector in the adult rat brain depending on the transduced area.
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Often this foreign gene, called a transgene, restores the missing function for a while and then unexpectedly goes silent.
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Fetal intramuscular delivery of recombinant adenovirus results in persistent postnatal transgene expression in both muscle and liver.
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Fetal intramuscular delivery of recombinant adenovirus results in persistent postnatal transgene expression in both muscle and liver.
Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation publications 2010
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The two lines were produced at the same time, under the same conditions, using the same GNA lectin transgene.
Jeffrey Smith: Biotech Propaganda Cooks Dangers Out of GM Potatoes 2010
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They screened the thousands of mosquitoes that hatched, and found a few carrying the botox transgene.
The Perfect Plan 2010
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A study done by the Nature Institute showed that creeping bentgrass-a USDA-approved herbicide resistant grass engineered by Monsanto and Scotts Company for golf courses-had spread its transgene via pollen to native and related plants 13 mis beyond the control area.
OpEdNews - Quicklink: It's a lawless land when it comes to containing GM 2009
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Although an important tool in life science, transgene technology of this kind lacks precision with regard to the inserted gene and cannot be used to manipulate endogenous genes in a predetermined manner.
The 2007 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine - Advanced Information 2007
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A study done by the Nature Institute showed that creeping bentgrass-a USDA-approved herbicide resistant grass engineered by Monsanto and Scotts Company for golf courses-had spread its transgene via pollen to native and related plants 13 mis beyond the control area. '
OpEdNews - Quicklink: It's a lawless land when it comes to containing GM 2009
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When a transgene functions in a new cell, it may produce different proteins than the ones intended.
Potential Health Hazards of Genetically Engineered Foods 2008
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