genetic-engineer

genetic engineering

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Definitions of genetic-engineer word

noun genetic-engineer the development and application of scientific methods, procedures, and technologies that permit direct manipulation of genetic material in order to alter the hereditary traits of a cell, organism, or population. 1
noun genetic-engineer a technique that produces unlimited amounts of otherwise unavailable or scarce biological product by introducing DNA isolated from animals or plants into bacteria and then harvesting the product from a bacterial colony, as human insulin produced in bacteria by the human insulin gene. 1

before 1965

One of the 2% newest English words

First recorded in 1965-70

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