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genetic engineering

 
 
noun [U] (also genetic modification) PRODUCTION

Definition

the science of changing the structure of genes, used especially in developing new food products and in medicine
(Definition of genetic engineering noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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