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基因工程

Mandarin · pinyin jī yīn gōng chéng

genetic engineering

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基: jī · foundation, base
因: yīn · cause, reason; by; because (of)
工: gōng · labor, work; worker, laborer
程: chéng · journey, trip; schedule, agenda

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1–1–1–2 · ji1 yin1 gong1 cheng2

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noun

(genetics) genetic engineering

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