genetic modificationnoun [ U ]
uk/dʒəˌnet.ɪk mɒd.ɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/us/dʒəˌnet̬.ɪk mɑː.dɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/specializedthe process of changing the structure of the genes of a living thing in order to make it healthier, stronger, or more useful to humans
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Genetics
- adenine
- anaphase
- chromosomal
- codon
- deoxyribonucleic acid
- double helix
- gene therapy
- genetic code
- GMO
- heredity
- homozygous
- inheritance
- mutation
- oncogene
- recessive
- ribosomal RNA
- ribosome
- sex chromosome
- synapsis
- translocation
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