Genetically Modified Organism
(Corn Kernel)
A GMO is an organism that has been genetically modified to express favorable traits or give desirable biological products. Common examples include livestock production, crop farming, and pet breeding. The main goal is usually to achieve genomes that could only have been possible with molecular level alterations rather than through conventional selective breeding. They are produced using recombinant DNA technology and reproductive cloning. Corn kernel for example has been modified to "tolerate various herbicides and to express a protein ... that kills certain insects".
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