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genetically modified

British

adjective

GM. denoting or derived from an organism whose DNA has been altered for the purpose of improvement or correction of defects: genetically modified food

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Other Word Forms

genetic modification noun

Example Sentences

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Kluh’s district uses X-rays to sterilize males but there are other methods, such as using genetically modified insects or ones infected with bacteria.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

Another wave of change hit shelves beginning around 2010 as more consumers started to hunt for organic foods and those free from allergens, gluten and genetically modified organisms, according to Mintel’s Dornblaser.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

BBC News was present on 2 January when Oscar received the first of two infusions of his own immune cells, which had been genetically modified to recognise and target his cancer.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2026

Surgeons implanted an auxiliary liver graft derived from a genetically modified Diannan miniature pig featuring 10 targeted gene alterations.

From Science Daily • Dec. 7, 2025

“A mouse genetically modified with a hard exoskeleton that it can shed and leave anywhere!”

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

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