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cisgenesis

cisgenesis noun: the process by which genes can be artificially transferred between organisms that could be conventionally bred, as opposed to transgenesis.

Noun

cisgenesis (uncountable)

  1. The process by which genes can be artificially transferred between organisms that could be conventionally bred, as opposed to transgenesis.

Origin of cisgenesis

From cis- + genesis.

Questions about cisgenesis

What does cisgenesis mean?
Cisgenesis means the process by which genes can be artificially transferred between organisms that could be conventionally bred, as opposed to transgenesis.
What part of speech is cisgenesis?
Cisgenesis is a noun.

Words near cisgenesis in the dictionary

  1. cisgenderist
  2. cisgenderists
  3. cisgenders
  4. cisgene
  5. cisgenes
  6. cisgenesis
  7. cisgenic
  8. cisgenically
  9. cisgenics
  10. cisgirl
  11. cisgirls

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