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genetically modified organism
(redirected from Genetically Modified Crops)

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ge·net·i·cal·ly modified organism (j-nt-k-l)
n. Abbr. GMO
An organism whose genetic characteristics have been altered by the insertion of a modified gene or a gene from another organism using the techniques of genetic engineering.


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Insulin From Plants Insulin from genetically modified crops could help treat people worldwide who suffer from Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.
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As a matter of fact, most genetically modified crops have been modified and selected only to tolerate high-formulated herbicide absorption, but the plants are not submitted for registration requiring chronic toxicity studies involving long-term feeding of animals.
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