genetic modification

English

Noun

genetic modification (countable and uncountable, plural genetic modifications)

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see genetic,‎ modification.
2. The deliberate modification of the genetic structure of an organism.

Derived terms

• genetically modified

Translations

deliberate modification of genetic structure

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 遺傳修飾 / 遗传修饰 (yíchuán xiūshì), 轉基因 / 转基因 (zh) (zhuǎnjīyīn), 遺傳改良 / 遗传改良 (yíchuán gǎiliáng), 基因改造 (zh) (jīyīn gǎizào), 基因轉變 / 基因转变 (jīyīn zhuǎnbiàn)

• Danish: genmodificering c
• Finnish: geenimuuntelu
• French: manipulation génétique f
• Polish: inżynieria genetyczna f
• Romanian: modificare genetică f
• Russian: генетическая инженерия (ru) f (genetičeskaja inženerija)
• Spanish: modificación genética f
• Welsh: (noncountable) addasu genetig m, (countable) addasiad genetig m

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Translations to be checked

• Norman: ^{(please verify)} modificâtion génétique f (Jersey)

See also

• genetic engineering