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Exogenous vs Transgenesis - What's the difference?

exogenous | transgenesis |

As an adjective exogenous

is (biology) produced or originating outside of an organism.

As a noun transgenesis is

(genetics) the process of introducing an exogenous gene into a living organism.

exogenous

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (biology) produced or originating outside of an organism
  • (medicine) of a disease: having an external cause
  • (economics) of information: received from outside a group
  • (economics) descriptive of a group created by public as opposed to private information

    • Antonyms

    * endogenous

    Related terms

    * exogeny * exogeneity

    transgenesis

    English

    Noun

  • (genetics) The process of introducing an exogenous gene into a living organism

    • Related terms

    *transgene *transgenic

    See also

    *(wikipedia "transgenesis")