GENETIC ENGINEERING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genetic engineering mean? 

• GENETIC ENGINEERING (noun)
  The noun GENETIC ENGINEERING has 1 sense:

1. the technology of preparing recombinant DNA in vitro by cutting up DNA molecules and splicing together fragments from more than one organism

  Familiarity information: GENETIC ENGINEERING used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENETIC ENGINEERING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The technology of preparing recombinant DNA in vitro by cutting up DNA molecules and splicing together fragments from more than one organism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

gene-splicing; genetic engineering; recombinant DNA technology

Hypernyms ("genetic engineering" is a kind of...):

biotech; biotechnology (the branch of molecular biology that studies the use of microorganisms to perform specific industrial processes)

 Context examples 

Immunodeficient mice may be derived by inbreeding or genetic engineering.

(Immunodeficient Mouse, NCI Thesaurus)

An organism whose genetic characteristics have been altered by any of the techniques of genetic engineering.

(Genetically Modified Organism, NCI Thesaurus)

Genetic engineering performed with the object of creating, modifying or otherwise enhancing a product whose manufacture is partly or entirely dependent on a biological process.

(Genetic Engineering, Applied, NCI Thesaurus)

Occasionally, associated with strain-specific phenotypes or a specific gene due to genetic engineering (should be specified)

(Diffuse Hyperplasia of the Mouse Mammary Gland, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)