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Definition of transgenic adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

transgenic

adjective
 
/ˌtrænzˈdʒenɪk/
 
/ˌtrænzˈdʒenɪk/
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  1. (of a plant or an animal) having genetic material introduced from another type of plant or animal synonym genetically modified
    • transgenic crops
    Topics Biologyc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryTransgenic is used with these nouns:
    • corn
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    Word Origin1980s: from trans- ‘across’ + gene + -ic.
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