transgen

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German

Etymology

trans- +‎ Gen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʁansˈɡeːn/
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Adjective

transgen (strong nominative masculine singular transgener, not comparable)

  1. (genetics, biotechnology) transgenic
    • 2016 March 27, Wolfgang Löhr, “Neue Methoden zur Genmanipulation: Einfach, schnell und nicht teuer”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:
      Deshalb enthielten diese transgenen Pflanzen oftmals Gensequenzen von drei oder mehr unterschiedlichen Organismen. Bei CRISPR ist das zumeist nicht notwendig.
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Declension

Further reading

  • transgen” in Duden online
  • transgen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache