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