Definitions For Transgenic

Noun

TRANSGENIC (plural TRANSGENICs) An organism whose genome has been genetically modified.

Related terms

transgenesis

Adjective

(not comparable) Of, or pertaining to an organism whose genome has been changed by the addition of a gene from another species; (of an organism) whose genome has been changed by such addition, genetically modified.

Derived terms

bitransgenic monotransgenic transgenics {{qualifier, singular noun}}

Translations

Catalan: transgènic Chinese: : Mandarin: 轉基因}}, {{t, cmn, 转基因 (zhuǎnjīyīn de) Dutch: transgeen Finnish: siirtogeeninen, transgeeninen French: transgénique German: {{t-needed, de}} Italian: transgenico Japanese: 遺伝子組み換え (idenshi kumikae), トランスジェニック (toransujenikku) Korean: {{t-needed, ko}} Polish: {{t-needed, pl}} Portuguese: transgênico {{qualifier, Brazil}}, transgénico {{qualifier, Portugal}} Russian: {{t-needed, ru}} Spanish: transgénico

Etymology

From {{confix, en, trans, genic}}.

See also

hybrid

Anagrams

canterings, recantings

Is Transgenic a Scrabble Word?

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13
Words with Friends
17

The word Transgenic is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends

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