GMO

[ jee-em-oh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

abbreviation for

genetically modified organism: an organism or microorganism whose genetic material has been altered by means of genetic engineering.

GMO

GMO

GMO

The abbreviation for g enetically m odified o rganism. 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.

Origin of GMO¹

First recorded in 1985–90

That strategy has been used in some cases to help determine GMO policy.

Both Just Label It and the Non-GMO Project receive the bulk of their donations from natural foods companies.

The Non-GMO Project, on the other hand, provides a voluntary way for manufacturers to declare themselves GMO free.

And organic producers are sitting on some of the best GMO-free supply chains in the United States.

For one thing, the United States organic standards system already requires that foods be GMO-free.

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