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Meaning of transgenic | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2
/tɹɑːnzˈdʒɛnɪk/

Definitions

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.

not-comparable

Equivalents

Deutsch transgen
Español transgénico
Français transgénique
Italiano transgenico
Nederlands transgeen
Português transgênico

Examples

“The third type are human transgenic embryos, made by injecting a segment of animal DNA into a human egg.”
“Common ingredients like corn, vegetable oil, maltodextrin, soy protein, lecithin, monosodium glutamate, cornstarch, yeast extract, sugar and corn syrup are almost always produced from transgenic crops.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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