Genetically modified organisms

• Details
• Tagged entities

Properties

Alt label

• Genetically engineered organisms
• Genetically modified food
• GMOs

SES ID

• 91416
• 50017
• 51496
• 50033

Notation

• 91416

In scheme

• Subject

Broader

• Bioengineering
• Genetic engineering

Related

• Biosafety Protocol
• Clones
• Novel foods

Scope note

• Combine with types of crop, plant, animal as appropriate. Where the material is wider than GMOs, broaden to Biotechnology. Avoid using with people.

Definition

• Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are plants, animals or microorganisms in which the genetic material (DNA) has been altered in a way that does not occur naturally by mating and/or natural recombination. The technology allows selected individual genes to be transferred from one organism into another, and between nonrelated species. Foods produced from or using GM organisms are often referred to as GM foods.

Editorial note

• Scope note from World Health Organization.