transgenesis

[ trans-jen-uh-sis, tranz- ]

noun

, Biotechnology.

1. the transfer of human genes into animals or cultured cells, especially to produce molecules with therapeutic value.
2. the transfer of cloned genes to another breed or species.

Example Sentences

"We are the first group in the world to successfully apply the site-specific knock-in method to locusts. We know from the literature that the success rate for this type of transgenesis is very low, but we have succeeded," says Xingcong Jiang.

From Science Daily

Dr. Mintz also did pioneering work in transgenesis — the introduction of genetic material from one organism into another — often using specialized needles and other equipment that she built herself.

From Washington Post

Site-specific integrase-mediated transgenesis in mice via pronuclear injection.

From Nature

Often in G.M.O.s, the inserted genes came from unrelated species, like the bacterial genes that were added to cotton so that it would exude a toxin to repel bollworms, a mixing of species known as transgenesis.

From New York Times

“There’s not this blockage of transgenesis that freaks out people for no reason,” he said.

From New York Times