基因工程 jīyīngōngchéng genetic engineering Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 基因 jīyīn noun gene basic unit of heredity in a living organism, usually made of DNA and located on chromosomes in the cell nucleus工程 gōngchéng noun engineering the field of engineering; the application of scientific and mathematical principles to design and build structures, machines, or systems