GENETIC ENGINEERING Definition & Meaning

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genetic engineering

[ juh-net-ik en-juh-neer-ing ]

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noun

Genetics.

the development and application of scientific methods, procedures, and technologies that permit direct manipulation of genetic material in order to alter the hereditary traits of a cell, organism, or population.
a technique that produces unlimited amounts of otherwise unavailable or scarce biological product by introducing DNA isolated from animals or plants into bacteria and then harvesting the product from a bacterial colony, as human insulin produced in bacteria by the human insulin gene.

genetic engineering

noun

alteration of the DNA of a cell for purposes of research, as a means of manufacturing animal proteins, correcting genetic defects, or making improvements to plants and animals bred by man

genetic engineering

The science of altering and cloning genes to produce a new trait in an organism or to make a biological substance, such as a protein or hormone. Genetic engineering mainly involves the creation of recombinant DNA, which is then inserted into the genetic material of a cell or virus.

genetic engineering

The manipulation of DNA to produce new types of organisms, usually by inserting or deleting genes .

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Genetic engineering has been developed commercially, with uses such as producing human insulin or bacteria that will keep plants from freezing in a mild frost. It is also used to produce genetically modified organisms .

U.S. courts have ruled that the products of genetic engineering can be patented.

There is often controversy about the risk involved in releasing genetically engineered organisms into the environment.

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Other �y��vlog Forms

ge·net·ic en·gi·neer noun

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of genetic engineering¹

First recorded in 1965–70

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They deliberately inject unnecessary physical suffering into her pregnancies, including the use of IVF, an incredibly taxing and painful process, for the strict purpose of genetic engineering.

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His segment predicted a huge restoration of British woodlands thanks to genetic engineering and multi-storey agri facilities, leading to the return of animals including the brown bear.

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Folk said the single origin idea would suggest that the genetic engineering of crops, such as rice and maize, to work with nitrogen-fixing bacteria is a "lower hurdle" to cross.

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To prevent the antibody-drug conjugates from also attacking the new blood stem cells, or the blood cells they produce, the researchers use genetic engineering techniques to modify the donor stem cells in a targeted manner.

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In the second approach, the research team used genetic engineering to remove a protein in the newly-formed neurons that slows down neuron growth.

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