MeSH Browser

MeSH Heading: Genetic Engineering
Tree Number(s): E05.393.420
Unique ID: D005818
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005818
Scope Note: Directed modification of the gene complement of a living organism by such techniques as altering the DNA, substituting genetic material by means of a virus, transplanting whole nuclei, transplanting cell hybrids, etc.
Entry Version: GENET ENGINEERING
Entry Term(s): Engineering, Genetic; Genetic Intervention; Intervention, Genetic
Previous Indexing: Eugenics (1966-1972); Genetics, Medical (1966-1972)
See Also: Animals, Genetically Modified; DNA, Recombinant; Fertilization in Vitro; Mice, Knockout; Mice, Transgenic; Organisms, Genetically Modified; Plants, Genetically Modified; Protein Engineering
Public MeSH Note: 89; was GENETIC INTERVENTION 1973-88; was in Cat E & G 1973-79
Online Note: use GENETIC ENGINEERING to search GENETIC INTERVENTION 1973-88
History Note: 89; was GENETIC INTERVENTION 1973-88; was in Cat E & G 1973-79
Date Established: 1973/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2001/07/25

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects (AE)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

ethics (ES)

history (HI)

instrumentation (IS)

legislation & jurisprudence (LJ)

methods (MT)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

psychology (PX)

standards (ST)

statistics & numerical data (SN)

trends (TD)

veterinary (VE)

Concept UI: M0009126
Scope Note: Directed modification of the gene complement of a living organism by such techniques as altering the DNA, substituting genetic material by means of a virus, transplanting whole nuclei, transplanting cell hybrids, etc.
Terms: Genetic Engineering Preferred Term
Term UI T017580
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1973); Engineering, Genetic
Term UI T017579
Date05/31/1988
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Genetic Intervention
Term UI T017582
Date05/31/1988
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID BIOETHICS (1989); Intervention, Genetic
Term UI T017581
Date05/31/1988
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

Genetic Engineering MeSH Descriptor Data 2025