Definition of "transgenes" [transgenes]

• Plural form of transgene. (noun)

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• "We've only been at it for ~35 years, and one of these days – if we let it proceed apace – it will be impossible to tell the transgenes from the indigenous genes."
• "Plant breeders put things called transgenes into plants to give them desirable properties such as disease resistance."
• "These "transgenes" produce unusual effects in their host plants."