"genetic modification" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: genetic modifications [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} genetic modification (countable and uncountable, plural genetic modifications)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see genetic, modification. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-genetic_modification-en-noun-dBKzIRm4 Categories (other): Genetic engineering Disambiguation of Genetic engineering: 49 51
  2. The deliberate modification of the genetic structure of an organism. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (deliberate modification of genetic structure): 遺傳修飾 (Chinese Mandarin), 遗传修饰 (yíchuán xiūshì) (Chinese Mandarin), 轉基因 (Chinese Mandarin), 转基因 (zhuǎnjīyīn) (Chinese Mandarin), 遺傳改良 (Chinese Mandarin), 遗传改良 (yíchuán gǎiliáng) (Chinese Mandarin), 基因改造 (jīyīn gǎizào) (Chinese Mandarin), 基因轉變 (Chinese Mandarin), 基因转变 (jīyīn zhuǎnbiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), genmodificering [common-gender] (Danish), geenimuuntelu (Finnish), manipulation génétique [feminine] (French), modificare genetică [feminine] (Romanian), генетическая инженерия (genetičeskaja inženerija) [feminine] (Russian), modificación genética [feminine] (Spanish), (noncountable) addasu genetig [masculine] (Welsh), addasiad genetig [countable, masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-genetic_modification-en-noun-5863Ldap Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Genetic engineering Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of Genetic engineering: 49 51 Disambiguation of 'deliberate modification of genetic structure': 23 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: genetically modified Related terms: genetic engineering

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