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transgenic + noun
Farmers are testing transgenic crops in several regions.
农民们正在几个地区试验转基因作物。
转基因的；基因改造的
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转基因的；基因改造的
transgenic
Farmers are testing transgenic crops in several regions.
农民们正在几个地区试验转基因作物。
关于基因组通过添加另一物种的基因而被改变的生物体的；其基因组经此改变而遗传修饰的。
Of, or pertaining to an organism whose genome has been changed by the addition of a gene from another species; (of an organism) whose genome has been changed by such addition, genetically modified.
Farmers in some countries grow transgenic crops that resist pests.
一些国家的农民种植能抵抗害虫的转基因作物。
Scientists are studying how transgenic animals may help treat human diseases.
科学家正在研究转基因动物可能如何帮助治疗人类疾病。
Many consumers want to know whether the food they buy contains transgenic ingredients.
许多消费者想知道他们购买的食物是否含有转基因成分。
Farmers are testing transgenic crops in several regions.
农民们正在几个地区试验转基因作物。
作形容词时，transgenic 可放在名词前作定语，也可作表语。
The mice become transgenic after the gene is inserted.
插入基因后，这些老鼠就变成转基因的了。
transgenic 也可作名词，指转基因生物；复数形式是 transgenics。
A transgenic is a plant or animal whose genes have been altered.
转基因生物是基因被改变了的植物或动物。
Not this
This mouse is a transgenics.
Use this
This mouse is a transgenic.
transgenics 是名词复数形式（转基因生物），不能与单数冠词 a 连用；表示单数个体时用单数名词 transgenic。
Not this
These transgenics mice are expensive.
Use this
These transgenic mice are expensive.
transgenics 是名词复数（转基因生物），不能作定语修饰名词；修饰 mice 等名词时应用形容词 transgenic。
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转基因作物
Farmers in several countries now grow transgenic crops.
几个国家的农民现在种植转基因作物。
转基因动物
Transgenic animals are often used in medical research.
转基因动物常用于医学研究。
转基因植物
These transgenic plants are resistant to certain pests.
这些转基因植物对某些害虫有抗性。
转基因生物
The release of transgenic organisms into the wild is strictly regulated.
转基因生物释放到野外受到严格监管。
转基因食品
Consumers are increasingly concerned about transgenic food.
消费者越来越关注转基因食品。
转基因小鼠
Researchers created transgenic mice to study the disease.
研究人员培育出转基因小鼠来研究这种疾病。
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把 trans（跨越）和 genic（基因）拼在一起：基因被跨越转移了，就是“转基因的”。
语域：formal 常见场景：scientific papers、agricultural policy、food labels 该词为科技用语，多用于学术论文、农业政策和食品标签等正式语境，通常作定语，如 transgenic crops（转基因作物）。日常口语中较少使用，更常说 genetically modified。
Rhyme group (-dʒenɪk): eugenic, photogenic, telegenic, cryogenic, and hallucinogenic all have the same stressed -genic ending as transgenic and genuinely rhyme with it. Lookalike warning: genetic (/dʒəˈnetɪk/) looks similar but ends in -etic and does not rhyme; gene (/dʒiːn/) also differs in sound.
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