transgenic/tɹɑːnzˈdʒɛnɪk/EtymologyFrom trans- + -genic.adjOf, or pertaining to an organism whose genome has been changed by the addition of a gene from another species; (of an organism) whose genome has been changed by such addition, genetically modified.“The third type are human transgenic embryos, made by injecting a segment of animal DNA into a human egg.”nounAn organism whose genome has been genetically modified.