genetically modified
adjective
: having or containing DNA that has been altered artificially in order to express (see express entry 1 sense 4) or suppress (see suppress sense 6) a targeted trait or traits : being produced or altered by genetic modification
Three of the world's largest paper and lumber producers have formed a joint venture … that hopes to be the first group to commercialize genetically modified trees.—
Kathryn Brown
Kathryn BrownThe USDA has approved a genetically modified purple tomato, clearing the path for the unique fruit to be sold in American stores next year.—Zoe Sottile
Zoe SottileIn experiments on guinea pigs, scientists have used genetically modified human embryonic stem cells to make a biological pacemaker.—D. Shiga
—abbreviation GM
see also genetically modified organism
D. ShigaExamples of genetically modified in a Sentence
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Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
With Chimeric Antigen Receptor T cell therapy, a patient’s T cells are collected, genetically modified in a lab, and then injected back into the patient.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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genetically modified
adjective
: having or containing DNA that has been altered artificially in order to express (see express sense 3) or suppress (see suppress sense 3) a targeted trait or traits : being produced or altered by genetic modification
A 57-year-old man with nonischemic cardiomyopathy who … was not a candidate for standard therapeutics, including a traditional allograft, received a heart from a genetically modified pig … that had 10 individual gene edits.—Bartley P. Griffith et al., The New England Journal of Medicine
—abbreviation GM
see also genetically modified organism
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