Kanji 遺 bequeath, leave behind, reserve 伝 transmit, go along, walk along 子 child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM 組 association, braid, plait 換 interchange, period, change 品 goods, refinement, dignity Related words 遺い 伝でん 子し 組く み 換か え 遺伝子組み換え is the process or act of genetic modification, while 遺伝子組み換え食品 specifically refers to the resulting food products.
ゲノム 編へん 集しゅう 食しょく 品ひん ゲノム編集食品 refers to genome-edited foods, which involve targeted changes within the organism's own DNA, distinct from transgenic modification implied by 遺伝子組み換え食品 .
Written forms 遺い 伝でん 子し 組く み 換か え 食しょく 品ひん
Standard kanji spelling using 組み換え .
遺い 伝でん 子し 組くみ 換か え 食しょく 品ひん
Variant spelling using 組換え ; equally valid but slightly less common in everyday use.
Etymology Compound of 遺伝子 (gene), 組み換え (recombination/modification), and 食品 (food). The term became widespread in the late 20th century with the advent of genetic engineering in agriculture.
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