遗传工程小鼠 (yíchuángōngchéng xiǎoshǔ): genetically engineered mouse

Measure Word

一只遗传工程小鼠 zhī

Meanings

1 genetically engineered mouse
2 laboratory mouse whose genome has been modified for research

Characters

Examples

这个实验室专门培育遗传工程小鼠。

Zhège shíyànshì zhuānmén péiyù yíchuángōngchéngxiǎoshǔ.

This lab specializes in breeding genetically engineered mice.

遗传工程小鼠让科学家能够研究单个基因的功能。

Yíchuángōngchéngxiǎoshǔ ràng kēxuéjiā nénggòu yánjiū dānge jīyīn de gōngnéng.

Genetically engineered mice let scientists study the function of individual genes.

Tips

usage

Umbrella term covering both 转基因 (transgenic) and 基因敲除 (knockout) mice. Often abbreviated to 基因工程小鼠 in lab speech.

Stroke Order

遗 yí

传 chuán

工 gōng

程 chéng

小 xiǎo

鼠 shǔ

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