1. GM foods a.k.a genetically engineered (GE) foods
2. Contains ingredient(s) modified by a technique à gene technology
3. Alter certain characteristics of a food crop by:
- Introducing genetic material and proteins from another source
- Usually change one gene of the 30,000 — 50,000 or genes making up an organism.
4. Horticulturalists and biologists -> plants and animals -> cross breeding -> promote more desirable characteristics (tulips with new colours)
5. Discovery of genes -> control the development of an organism-> insert or remove genes -> eliminate generations of cross breeding for the desirable characteristics to appear
E.g -> Corn plant -> gene: resistant to insect attack
E.g -> Wheat plant -> gene: less water to grow -> more desirable for Australian countries
Taken from: http://www.foodstandards.govt.nz/foodmatters/gmfoods/
2. Contains ingredient(s) modified by a technique à gene technology
3. Alter certain characteristics of a food crop by:
- Introducing genetic material and proteins from another source
- Usually change one gene of the 30,000 — 50,000 or genes making up an organism.
4. Horticulturalists and biologists -> plants and animals -> cross breeding -> promote more desirable characteristics (tulips with new colours)
5. Discovery of genes -> control the development of an organism-> insert or remove genes -> eliminate generations of cross breeding for the desirable characteristics to appear
E.g -> Corn plant -> gene: resistant to insect attack
E.g -> Wheat plant -> gene: less water to grow -> more desirable for Australian countries
Taken from: http://www.foodstandards.govt.nz/foodmatters/gmfoods/
Diagram of how bacterial gene inserted to make crop pest resistant:
Reference:
GMAC. (2007). Genetically Modified Organism. Available at: http://www.gmac.gov.sg/Index_FAQs_Genetically_Modified_Organisms.html
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