GMO

abbr.
genetically modified organism

GMO are genetically modified organisms that have been created using new techniques of recombinant DNA technology. However, the term is misleading because almost all domesticated animals and crop plants have been genetically modified over thousands of years by human selection and cross-breeding. GMO are viewed with concern because of public debate over the safety of the products and the fear that GMO foods represent a type of "biological" pollution. The battle has been particularly intense in Europe, where GMO have been banned since 1998.

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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.

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

Français (French)
abbr. - (abrév = genetically modified organism) organisme génétiquement modifié

Español (Spanish)
abbr. - organismo modificado genéticamente

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