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Its normally used for pre made or pre mixed foods such as a tv dinner or ready made meals. Because it has been genetically modifyed it will last longer and wont go 'bad' for some time unlike organic foods.
Furthermore, it can be used for animal foods and suppliments in many foods for animals as well.
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∙ 14y agoIts used for any purpose that non-genetically modified food is used for.
If you mean why is food genetically modified - the purpose is to make the food taste better, grow faster, be resistant to pests, be resistant to herbicides, last longer, or for a host of other properties meant to make the food better and/or cheaper.
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Is it necessary to genetically modify your food?
No. Its just used to prevent it from rotting early.
Which fruit is easiest to genetically modify?
strawberrys
How do you genetically modify beer?
By tasting it dummy
Can you genetically modify yourself into an anthropomorphic animal?
No.
Are plant hormones used to genetically modify dwarf wheat plants?
i have no clue! i need to know as well!
In what areas of a food production plant might the RODAC plate be used?
ROCAC plate stands for Replicate Organism Direct Agar Contact. This method is used on flat surfaces that are easily accessible. This is used in microbiology, so would be used to genetically modify plants.
How do they genetically modify babies?
yea beo
What are some of the benefits of knowing the DNA sequence of an organism or individual?
You can find cures for genetically inherited diseases and genetically modify the organism.
What action has been taken to try and prevent genetically modified food technology developing?
No movement to try to prevent the development of genetically modified food technology is known. There are; however, people who choose not to eat food that is known to be genetically modified, due to questions about the health and environmental effects of genetically modifying plants used for food.
How do scientists genetically modify watermelons?
Most of the food plants we use now are 'genetically modified' in the way of improving the amount of food able to be grown, the disease resistances of the plant, the quality and consistency of the food grown - but then farmers have been doing this type of work for hundreds of years, the scientists have only recently taken up the habit
Technique designed to directly alter an organism's DNA?
Recombinant DNA technology can be used to genetically modify something.
Who invented banana?
Bananas come naturally from the earth. However, humans did genetically modify them so they would be without seeds. That is why most banana bushes used commercially for food were started using clippings.
