transgene

IPA: trænzdʒin

(genetics, biotechnology) A gene from one species introduced into the genome of another by transgenesis.

Examples of "transgene" in Sentences

When a transgene functions in a new cell, it may produce different proteins than the ones intended.
They screened the thousands of mosquitoes that hatched, and found a few carrying the botox transgene.
The two lines were produced at the same time, under the same conditions, using the same GNA lectin transgene.
Often this foreign gene, called a transgene, restores the missing function for a while and then unexpectedly goes silent.
Fetal intramuscular delivery of recombinant adenovirus results in persistent postnatal transgene expression in both muscle and liver.
Kilic E, Bahr M (2003) Human synapsin 1 gene promoter confers highly neuron-specific long-term transgene expression from an adenoviral vector in the adult rat brain depending on the transduced area.
Although an important tool in life science, transgene technology of this kind lacks precision with regard to the inserted gene and cannot be used to manipulate endogenous genes in a predetermined manner.
A study done by the Nature Institute showed that creeping bentgrass-a USDA-approved herbicide resistant grass engineered by Monsanto and Scotts Company for golf courses-had spread its transgene via pollen to native and related plants 13 mis beyond the control area.
A study done by the Nature Institute showed that creeping bentgrass-a USDA-approved herbicide resistant grass engineered by Monsanto and Scotts Company for golf courses-had spread its transgene via pollen to native and related plants 13 mis beyond the control area. '