Home › Words › C › cisgenesiscisgenesiscisgenesis means the process by which genes can be artificially transferred between organisms that could be conventionally bred, as opposed to transgenesis.EtymologyFrom cis- + genesis.nounThe process by which genes can be artificially transferred between organisms that could be conventionally bred, as opposed to transgenesis.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.cisgenic 72% match — Describing a genetic modification in which genes from other species are not involved vs cisgenesis →cisgene 70% match — Any gene that is transmitted using cisgenesis vs cisgenesis →cisgenically 69% match — In a cisgenic manner vs cisgenesis →cisgenics 68% match — cisgenic modification of crops vs cisgenesis →transgenesis 64% match — The process of introducing an exogenous gene into a living organism vs cisgenesis →transgenics 63% match — The study and practice of genetic modification by inserting genes from one species into the genetic material of another species. vs cisgenesis →transgene 62% match — A gene from one species introduced into the genome of another by transgenesis. vs cisgenesis →transgenicity 60% match — The quality or condition of being transgenic, containing one or more transgenes. vs cisgenesis →