Here is a short list of the differences between genetically modified foods and food produced by traditional breeding.
GM:
- Insert or remove single gene
- Gene may be from any organism
- Precise control over where gene is inserted and how it is expressed – can limit expression of gene to specific parts of the plant, such as non-food parts
- Direct control over unsafe traits, as a single gene is being added or removed
- Strict regulations for production and sale
- Relatively quick, accurate process
TB:
- Many genes are changed when breeding occurs
- Genes can only be from closely related species
- Little to no control over where and how the gene is expressed
- Unsafe traits must be bred out
- Often do not require strict regulation for production and sale
- Very slow, relatively inaccurate process
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