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genetically modified organism
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ge·net·i·cal·ly modified organism (j-nt-k-l)
n. Abbr. GMO
An organism whose genetic characteristics have been altered by the insertion of a modified gene or a gene from another organism using the techniques of genetic engineering.
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The generation of transgenic flies that have reduced frataxin levels (similar to FRDA patients) may be used in a large-scale genetic screen to identify modifiers that are involved in frataxin pathways.
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But David Begun, an assistant professor of evolution and ecology at the University of California, Davis, comments that for the particular transgenic flies created, the upregulation of Cyp6g1 was sufficient; he disagrees that the experiment demonstrates that upregulation is necessary for DDT resistance.
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