transgenesis

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noun

The process of introducing an exogenous gene into a living organism

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Meanings

nountransgenesis (countable and uncountable, plural transgeneses)

plural transgeneses

  1. countableuncountablebiologyThe process of introducing an exogenous gene into a living organism

Origin

From trans- + -genesis.

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APA

transgenesis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transgenesis

MLA

“transgenesis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transgenesis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “transgenesis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transgenesis.

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