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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A gene used in transgenesis.

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  • noun genetics A gene from one species introduced into the genome of another by transgenesis

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  • noun an exogenous gene introduced into the genome of another organism

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