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ANIMAL TRANSGENICO [1 record]

Record 1 2012-05-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics
DEF

Any animal which has undergone genetic engineering.

OBS

transgenic organism: An organism into which genetic material from another organism has been experimentally transferred, so that the host acquires the genetic traits of the transferred genes into its chromosomal composition.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génétique
DEF

Animal dont le génome a été modifié par introduction d'un gène étranger, et qui exprime donc un caractère nouveau pour l'individu ou l'espèce. [Définition normalisée par l’AFNOR et reproduite avec son autorisation.]

CONT

La possibilité actuelle de fabriquer des animaux transgéniques offre les moyens d'étudier in vivo, la fonction des oncogènes.

OBS

animal transgénique : terme normalisé par l’AFNOR.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Genética
DEF

Animal que se ha modificado genéticamente.

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