genetically modified organism (GMO)
- genetically modified organism (GMO)
An organism that has been developed by insertion of a gene from a source other than that species, through recombinant DNA technology. (There is increasing recognition that this term is misleading, as any organism that is modified by evolution, traditional plant breeding or mutation is "genetically modified").
Combined glossary of agriculture. - MidCountry Media publishes Farm World newspaper.
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GMO — abbrev Genetically modified organism * * * GMO UK [ˌdʒiː em ˈəʊ] US [ˌdʒi em ˈoʊ] noun [countable] [singular GMO plural GMOs] genetically modified organism: a plant or animal whose genes have been changed to give it a particular quality that it… … Useful english dictionary