genetic modification
noun [U] specializedDefinition
› the process of changing the structure of the genes of a living thing in order to make it healthier, stronger, or more useful to humans → Compare genetic engineeringGeneticsInnate and congenital
(Definition of genetic modification noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- clone noun
- clone verb
- dizygotic adjective
- dominant adjective
- double helix noun
- genetic engineering noun
- genetically modified adjective
- genetics noun
- hardwired adjective
- hereditary adjective
- heredity noun
- homozygous adjective
- inherit verb (QUALITY)
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- oncogene noun
- phenotype noun
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- sex-linked adjective
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