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Transgenic vs Cisgenic - What's the difference?

transgenic | cisgenic | Antonyms |

Transgenic is an antonym of cisgenic.


As adjectives the difference between transgenic and cisgenic

is that transgenic is of, or pertaining to an organism whose genome has been changed by the addition of a gene from another species; genetically modified while cisgenic is (genetics) describing a genetic modification in which genes from other species are not involved.

As a noun transgenic

is an organism whose genome has been genetically modified.

transgenic

English

(wikipedia 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

    cisgenic

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (genetics) Describing a genetic modification in which genes from other species are not involved

    • Antonyms

    * transgenic