As nouns the difference between taxonomy and transgenic
is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while transgenic is an organism whose genome has been genetically modified.
As an adjective transgenic is
of, or pertaining to an organism whose genome has been changed by the addition of a gene from another species; genetically modified.
taxonomy
Noun
(taxonomies)
The science or the technique used to make a classification.
A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
(taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.
Synonyms
* alpha taxonomy
Derived terms
* folk taxonomy
* scientific taxonomy
See also
* classification
* rank
* taxon
* domain
* kingdom
* subkingdom
* superphylum
* phylum
* subphylum
* class
* subclass
* infraclass
* superorder
* order
* suborder
* infraorder
* parvorder
* superfamily
* family
* subfamily
* genus
* species
* subspecies
* superregnum
* regnum
* subregnum
* superphylum
* phylum
* subphylum
* classis
* subclassis
* infraclassis
* superordo
* ordo
* subordo
* infraordo
* taxon
* superfamilia
* familia
* subfamilia
* ontology
transgenic
Adjective
(
wikipedia transgenic)
(
-)
Of, or pertaining to an organism whose genome has been changed by the addition of a gene from another species; genetically modified.
*2008 , David Batty, The Guardian , 19 May 2008,
*:The third type are human transgenic embryos, made by injecting a segment of animal DNA into a human egg.
Derived terms
* transgenics
Noun
(
en noun)
An organism whose genome has been genetically modified.
See also
* hybrid
