"genetic engineering" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Made popular by Jack Williamson in his 1941 book Dragon's Island. First mentions of genetic engineering in print go back to the 1910s. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} genetic engineering (uncountable)
  1. The practice or science of genetic modification. Tags: uncountable Translations (practice or science of genetic modification): enginyeria genètica [feminine] (Catalan), 遺傳工程 (Chinese Mandarin), 遗传工程 (yíchuán gōngchéng) (Chinese Mandarin), 基因工程 (jīyīn gōngchéng) (Chinese Mandarin), 基因重組技術 (Chinese Mandarin), 基因重组技术 (jīyīn chóngzǔ jìshù) (Chinese Mandarin), 基因拼接技術 (Chinese Mandarin), 基因拼接技术 (jīyīn pīnjiē jìshù) (Chinese Mandarin), DNA重組技術 (Chinese Mandarin), DNA重组技术 (DNA chóngzǔ jìshù) (Chinese Mandarin), genetické inženýrství [neuter] (Czech), genové inženýrství [neuter] (Czech), genforskning [common-gender] (Danish), geenitekniikka (Finnish), génie génétique [masculine] (French), ingénierie génétique [feminine] (French), enxeñaría xenética [feminine] (Galician), Gentechnik [feminine] (German), rekayasa genetika (Indonesian), innealtóireacht ghéiniteach [feminine] (Irish), ingegneria genetica [feminine] (Italian), kejuruteraan genetik (Malay), مهندسی ژنتیک (mohandesi-ye ženetik) (Persian), biogenetyka [feminine] (Polish), inżynieria genetyczna [feminine] (Polish), engenharia genética [feminine] (Portuguese), inginerie genetică [feminine] (Romanian), biogenetică [feminine] (Romanian), генети́ческая инжене́рия (genɛtíčeskaja inženérija) [feminine] (Russian), ге́нная инжене́рия (génnaja inženérija) [feminine] (Russian), genetički inženjering (Serbo-Croatian), ingeniería genética [feminine] (Spanish), uhandisi jeni (Swahili), genteknik [common-gender] (Swedish), พันธุวิศวกรรม (Thai), วิศวกรรมพันธุศาสตร์ (Thai)
    Sense id: en-genetic_engineering-en-noun-tceVTWew Disambiguation of 'practice or science of genetic modification': 63 37
  2. Genetic modification. Tags: uncountable Related terms: biomodification, genetically engineered, genetically modified, genetic engineer, genetic modification, GM
    Sense id: en-genetic_engineering-en-noun-lfD2o4zH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Genetic engineering Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of Genetic engineering: 35 65

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