transgenesis

American  

[trans-jen-uh-sis, tranz-] / trænsˈdʒɛn ə sɪs, trænz- /

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.

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Example Sentences

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

In these genomics studies, the endogenous Nanog and Oct4 loci are not manipulated and are identical between all cell lines because the Oct4–GFP reporters were introduced via random transgenesis and validated for specificity.

From Nature

Valérie Sipahimalani, national secretary in charge of biology and geology for the National Union of Secondary Teachers, part of the Unitary Union Federation in Paris, has no objection to practical transgenesis classes, provided that the safety rules are respected.

From Scientific American