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Definitions

genetic engineering

[juh-net-ik en-juh-neer-ing] / dʒəˈnɛt ɪk ˌɛn dʒəˈnɪər ɪŋ /

NOUN

alteration of genetic material

Synonyms

WEAK

DNA fingerprinting GM biogenetics genetic fingerprinting genetic modification recombinant DNA technology

Example Sentences

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“Probably we’ll be a million species before long,” he said, suggesting that genetic engineering of human beings would enable colonization of the solar system.

From Slate • Dec. 9, 2025

It announced that it used "deft genetic engineering and ancient DNA "to breed three dire wolf puppies and to "de-extinct" the species.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2025

Project 2025 also embraces genetic engineering and other crop biotechnology.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2024

However, regulatory steps relating to biofortification by genetic engineering will have to be taken before these plants could be cultivated.

From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2024

What is necessary is a program of artificial selection and genetic engineering of dark plants—perhaps lichens—that could survive the much more severe Martian environment.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan