GMO


noun
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genetically modified organism: an organism or microorganism whose genetic material has been altered by means of genetic engineering.
abbreviation
1.
genetically modified organism
GMO
Abbreviation of genetically modified organism

The abbreviation for genetically modified organism. A GMO is an organism whose genome has been altered by the techniques of genetic engineering so that its DNA contains one or more genes not normally found there.

Note: A high percentage of food crops, such as corn and soybeans, are genetically modified.

genetically modified organism

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