Genetically Altered

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
GA
Pronunciation
/ʤəˈnɛtɪkli ˈɔltərd/
Category
Medical
Related Field
Human Genome

Examples in Context

  1. Many other diseases could be treated by the transplantation of genetically altered cells.
  2. The researchers suggest that the bacterium could be genetically altered to attack the malaria parasite by producing anti-parasite molecules.
  3. In mouse studies, the researchers found that mice genetically altered to have no BMP-7 protein had less brown fat as they developed than non-altered mice.
  4. In his experiment, the genetically altered mice approached cats, even snuggled up to them and played with them.
  5. For many people, the concept of genetically altered, high-tech crop production raises all kinds of environmental, health, safety and ethical questions.

Other meanings of GA