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genetic modification

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see genetic, modification.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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noun

Meaning 2

The deliberate modification of the genetic structure of an organism.

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Usage: countable, uncountable

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 遺傳修飾 /遗传修饰 (yíchuán xiūshì) — deliberate modification of genetic structure
  • Chinese Mandarin: 轉基因 /转基因 (zhuǎnjīyīn) — deliberate modification of genetic structure
  • Chinese Mandarin: 遺傳改良 /遗传改良 (yíchuán gǎiliáng) — deliberate modification of genetic structure
  • Chinese Mandarin: 基因改造 (jīyīn gǎizào) — deliberate modification of genetic structure
  • Chinese Mandarin: 基因轉變 /基因转变 (jīyīn zhuǎnbiàn) — deliberate modification of genetic structure
  • Danish: genmodificering — deliberate modification of genetic structure
  • Finnish: geenimuuntelu — deliberate modification of genetic structure
  • French: manipulation génétique — deliberate modification of genetic structure
  • Polish: inżynieria genetyczna — deliberate modification of genetic structure
  • Romanian: modificare genetică — deliberate modification of genetic structure
  • Russian: генетическая инженерия (genetičeskaja inženerija) — deliberate modification of genetic structure
  • Spanish: modificación genética — deliberate modification of genetic structure
  • Welsh: (noncountable) addasu genetig — deliberate modification of genetic structure
  • Welsh: addasiad genetig — deliberate modification of genetic structure