| 单词 | genetic modification |
| 释义 | genetic modification noun[U] biologyspecializeduk/dʒəˌnet.ɪk mɒd.ɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/us/dʒəˌnet̬.ɪk mɑː.dɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/theprocessofchangingthestructureof thegenesof alivingthing inorderto make ithealthier,stronger, or moreusefultohumans 遗传（基因）工程（学）Compare genetic engineering Genetics
genetic modification| Business Englishgenetic modification noun[U] ukusPRODUCTION theprocessofscientificallychangingthegenesofplantsandanimalsinordertocreateformsof them that are lesslikelyto getdiseases, willgrowfaster, etc.: Severalenvironmentalgroupsobjectstronglytogeneticmodification, saying that it could have disatrousconsequencesthat no-one canpredict. See also genetically modified Compare GM Examplesofgenetic modificationgenetic modification There is very little information available yet about the efficiency ofgeneticmodificationin various types of cells. From theCambridge English Corpus Nor has the potential use ofgeneticmodificationto create better animal models for human disease. From theCambridge English Corpus For example, suppose that we inadvertently expose the human species to serious threats by reducing the diversity of the human genotype throughgeneticmodification. From theCambridge English Corpus We do that in this country with health and safety, we do that withgeneticmodification, and we do it for human fertilization and embryology. From theCambridge English Corpus Withgeneticmodification, we are not moving around hundreds of genes, we are only changing one gene and keeping everything else constant. From theCambridge English Corpus The case of biotechnology has implications for our understanding of public policy generally and for the transatlantic conflict overgeneticmodificationin particular. From theCambridge English Corpus Let us begin at the lowest imaginable level of evolution: thegeneticmodificationof organisms through random variation and natural selection. From theCambridge English Corpus Consequently, the agency advocated a process-based approach that would capture all substances produced throughgeneticmodification. From theCambridge English Corpus As concern about the environmental risks ofgeneticmodificationwaned, congressional attention turned elsewhere. From theCambridge English Corpus Typical examples relate to nuclear power generation, railway travel, or thegeneticmodificationof organisms. From theCambridge English Corpus This unambiguously establishes that the nuclei of cultured rat cells can support development of enucleated rat eggs even followinggeneticmodification. From theCambridge English Corpus Some of these public concerns aboutgeneticmodificationof animals may be based on lack of information. From theCambridge English Corpus Human beings can no longer be thought of as fundamentally equal becausegeneticmodificationwill introduce permanent differences that cannot be transcended by cultural interventions. From theCambridge English Corpus Dairy goats are a useful system for producing human therapeutics in their milk bygeneticmodification. From theCambridge English Corpus Geneticmodificationof the vaccine strain aims at reducing the risk of spread or persistence in the environment while at the same time inducing an adaptive immune response. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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