Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Showing results for designer gene. Search instead for designed websites.

designer gene

American  

noun

  1. a gene altered or created by genetic engineering, especially for use in gene therapy.

designer gene Scientific  

  1. A gene created or modified by genetic engineering. Designer genes can help produce particular substances needed for research or medical treatment.

Etymology

Origin of designer gene

First recorded in 1980–85

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "designer gene" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com