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Transgenic organisms

Synonym(s)

Organisms that have had genes from other species inserted into their genome.: Definition from: MeSH via Unified Medical Language System at the National Library of Medicine
One into which a cloned genetic material has been experimentally transferred, a subset of these foreign gene express themselves in their offspring.: Definition from: Office of Rare Diseases at the National Institutes of Health
Transgenic means that one or more DNA sequences from another species have been introduced by artificial means. Animals usually are made transgenic by having a small sequence of foreign DNA injected into a fertilized egg or developing embryo. Transgenic plants can be made by introducing foreign DNA into a variety of different tissues.: Definition from: Talking Glossary of Genetic Terms from the National Human Genome Research Institute


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