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trans·gene | \ ˈtran(t)s-ˌjēn 
, ˈtranz- \
, ˈtranz- \Definition of transgene
: a gene that is taken from the genome of one organism and introduced into the genome of another organism by artificial techniques
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nountrans·gene | \ ˈtran(t)s-ˌjēn , ˈtranz- \
, ˈtranz- \Medical Definition of transgene
: a gene that is taken from the genome of one organism and introduced into the genome of another organism by artificial techniques
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The first known use of transgene was in 1984
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