Molecular Biology Research Technique
genetic engineering
ge·net·ic en·gi·neer·ing
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Genetic Techniques
Definitions related to genetic engineering:
  • Directed modification of the gene complement of a living organism by such techniques as altering the DNA, substituting genetic material by means of a virus, transplanting whole nuclei, transplanting cell hybrids, etc.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • The application of genetic-based biotechnology to modify the characteristics of an organism by cutting, splicing, and transferring genetic materials, especially DNA, from one or more species of organism.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Genetic engineering, the artificial manipulation, modification, and recombination of DNA or other nucleic acid molecules in order to modify an organism or population of organisms. The term genetic engineering initially referred to various techniques used for the modification or manipulation of...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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