Genetic engineering

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-002808",
  "term": "Genetic engineering",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Directed modification of the gene complement of a living organism by such techniques as altering the DNA, substituting genetic material by means of a virus, transplanting whole nuclei, transplanting cell hybrids, etc.",
  "synonyms": [
    "genetic manipulation",
    "genetic modification"
  ],
  "subject": "Research, Technology, Methods",
  "see_also": [
    "molecular genetics",
    "biopharmaceuticals",
    "genetically modified organisms",
    "molecular farming",
    "genetic techniques and protocols",
    "food biotechnology",
    "bioengineering",
    "genetic improvement",
    "metabolic engineering",
    "reverse genetics",
    "genetically modified foods",
    "gene therapy",
    "biotechnology",
    "genetically modified plants",
    "bioethics",
    "DNA shuffling",
    "directed evolution",
    "paratransgenesis",
    "cisgenesis",
    "transgenesis",
    "intragenesis",
    "antibody engineering",
    "gene editing",
    "genetically engineered traits",
    "nuclear transplantation",
    "sex preselection",
    "protein engineering"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "ingeniería genética"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/genetic-engineering/"
}