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transgene

British  
/ ˈtrænzˌdʒiːn /

noun

  1. a gene that is transferred from an organism of one species to an organism of another species by genetic engineering

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The other RNA is the template for the transgene DNA to be inserted, plus gene expression control elements -- an entire autonomous transgene cassette that R2 protein inserts into the genome, Collins said.

From Science Daily Feb. 20, 2024

In experiments, Zhang and Van Treeck synthesized mRNA-encoding R2 protein and a template RNA that would generate a transgene with a fluorescent protein expressed by an RNA polymerase promoter.

From Science Daily Feb. 20, 2024

"The modification we did doesn't bring any transgene into the genome of this bacteria," she explained.

From Salon Mar. 1, 2022

The resulting construct, pSEZ3, was microinjected into MQD753, and strain MQD859 expressing mitochondrion-targeted KillerRed from an extrachromosomal transgene array was obtained.

From Nature Apr. 4, 2014

“A transgene that comes up in corn could be a much different situation,” Kendall Lamkey, the chairman of Iowa State University’s agronomy department, said in an interview.

From New York Times Jun. 6, 2013

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