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- Dictionarygenetic engineering/dʒɪˌnɛtɪk ˌɛn(d)ʒɪˈnɪərɪŋ/
noun
- 1. the deliberate modification of the characteristics of an organism by manipulating its genetic material.
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Genetic engineering, also called genetic modification or genetic manipulation, is the modification and manipulation of an organism's genes using technology. It is a set of technologies used to change the genetic makeup of cells, including the transfer of genes within and across species boundaries to produce improved or novel organisms. Wikipedia