An organism that has been modified by genetic engineering, or one that is derived from such an organism.
(syn. transgenic) organism possessing a gene from another species; used to describe the organisms that have been the subject of genetic engineering
Abbreviated as GMO. Any plant, animal, micro-organism or virus which has been genetically engineered or modified.
An organism that has been modified using either traditional plant breeding techniques or genetic engineering techniques of gene transfer. In popular usage, the term "genetically modified organism", or GMO, refers only to an organism produced through genetic engineering. ( see also)
An organism with genetic material that has been altered by genetic engineering (or gene technology).
An organism (plant, animal, bacteria, or virus) that has had its genetic material altered, either by the duplication, insertion or deletion of one or more new genes, or by changing the activities of an existing gene.
a genetically modified living thing.
An organism produced from genetic engineering techniques that allow the transfer of functional genes from one organism to another, including from one species to another. Bacteria, fungi, viruses, plants, insects, fish and mammals are some examples of organisms whose genetic material has been artificially modified to change some physical property or capability. Living modified organisms (LMOs) and transgenic organisms are other terms often used instead of GMOs.
(GMO) An organism which has foreign DNA inserted into its genome by means of genetic modification in the laboratory.
organism that has been altered through recombinant DNA technology
Français] An organism that has undergone changes in its genetic code by the methods of genetic engineering, natural processes, cloning, or mutagenesis. Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Office of Biotechnology, Regulation of Biotechnology in Canada
Plants, animals or microbes that contain genes which have been altered or transferred from other organisms or species in a way that conventional techniques cannot.
An organism produced through genetic modification.
An organism resulting from the introduction, removal, or suppression of genes using DNA manipulation technology.
A plant, animal, or microorganism that is transformed by genetic engineering. A product that is the result of genetic engineering is called a “product of genetic engineering” or a “derivative of GMOs” depending on the circumstances. It is felt by some that the use of GM crops unnecessarily risks the health of the population and the environment due to insufficient knowledge to safely and predictably modify plant genomes.
An organism produced from genetic engineering techniques that allow the transfer of inherited characteristics from one organism to another. Bacteria, fungi, viruses, plants, insects, fish, and mammals are some examples of genetic material that have been artificially changed or altered in order to change some physical property or capability. Living modified organisms (LMOs), genetically engineered (GE) foods, and transgenic crops are other terms often used in place of GMOs.
An organism with an altered genome, usually made by adding or removing genes.
A plant, animal or micro-organism whose genes have been altered using genetic modification by the inclusion of foreign genetic material or by the alteration of some DNA. The foreign material may come from other individuals of the same or a different species, or it may be synthetic.
Usually the label GMO or “transgenic” are used to refer to organisms that have acquired novel genes from other organisms by laboratory “gene transfer” methods.
An organism transformed by genetic engineering including, but not limited to plants, animals and microbes.
As defined in the EU regulation 2001/18, a GMO is "an organism, with the exception of human beings, in which the genetic material has been altered in a way that does not occur naturally by mating and/or natural recombination."
an organism that has been modified by the application of recombinant DNA technology
A plant or animal whose genome has been modified by humans in some way. Scientists do so to take desireable qualities in one organism (such as better resistance to disease or increased yield) and apply them to another. Opponents of this practice, some of who term GMO-derived foods as "Frankenfoods," complain that tampering with genetic structure could produce new toxins and allergens, create herbicide-resistant weeds, spread disease across species and eventually wipe out non-GMOs.
An organism whose genetic make-up has been changed by any method, including natural processes, genetic engineering, cloning or mutagenesis. Source : Human Genome Project Information
An organism altered in its genetic makeup either through natural evolution or artificial means.
A genetically modified organism (GMO) is an organism whose genetic material has been altered using techniques in genetics generally known as recombinant DNA technology. Recombinant DNA technology is the ability to combine DNA molecules from different sources into one molecule in a test tube. Thus, the expression of certain traits, the phenotype of the organism, or the proteins it produces, can be altered through the modification of its genes.