transcontainer — trans‧con‧tain‧er [ˈtrænskənˌteɪnə ǁ ər] noun [countable] TRANSPORT a container designed for carrying a particular type of goods, for example soft fruit … Financial and business terms
transcontainer — tran·scon·tai·ner s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} TS tecn. container utilizzato nei trasporti internazionali e intercontinentali {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: sec. XX. ETIMO: comp. di trans(continental) transcontinentale e container container … Dizionario italiano
Transgenic plant — Transgenic plants possess a gene or genes that have been transferred from a different species. Although DNA of another species can be integrated in a plant genome by natural processes, the term transgenic plants refers to plants created in a… … Wikipedia
Genetically modified organism — GMO redirects here. For other uses, see GMO (disambiguation). GloFish, the first genetically modified animal to be sold as a pet A genetically modified organism (GMO) or genetically engineered organism (GEO) is an organism whose genetic material… … Wikipedia
Gene flow — In population genetics, gene flow (also known as gene migration) is the transfer of alleles of genes from one population to another.Migration into or out of a population may be responsible for a marked change in allele frequencies (the proportion … Wikipedia
Biological containment — (or biocontainment) describes measures aimed at preventing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and their transgenes from spreading into the environment (for containment methods in closed research environments, see Biosafety level).In… … Wikipedia
Genetically modified plant — Genetically modified plants are genetically engineered to contain one or more genes of another species. The aim is to introduce a new trait to the plant species which does not occur naturally in this species, for example resistance to certain… … Wikipedia
Plastid transformation — is a method in the genetic engineering of plants. Instead of the nuclear DNA, the DNA in the plant s plastids, usually the chloroplasts, is modified. The major advantage of this technology is that in many plant species plastid DNA is not… … Wikipedia
Transplastomic plant — A transplastomic plant is a genetically modified plant in which the new genes have not been inserted in the nuclear DNA but in the DNA of the chloroplasts. The major advantage of this technology is that in many plant species plastid DNA is not… … Wikipedia
British Rail Class 99 — When British Rail implemented the TOPS system for managing their operating stock, some of their Sealink shipping fleet was incorporated into the system as Class 99, in order to circumvent some of the restrictions of the application software. This … Wikipedia