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⚖️ A gram 🌱 Genetically modified
gm

gm

4.6
Having genes that scientists change to give new traits
  • adjective
  • Specialized
translation icon : transgénico
  • I think there's one GM crop that resists a disease.

Examples

  • Well, I, I think that the public, the same critics of GM, I wouldn't say GMOs, I would say GM foods.

  • So there's this idea that Monsanto corruptly makes us all eat GM OS that are really bad for us.

  • Organic food, local food, GM OS, new trade subsidies, new farm bills.

  • They are free of GM OS, antibiotics and all hormones.

  • They are free of GM OS, antibiotics and all hormones.

  • Many restaurants now offer dishes made with GM ingredients to cater to health-conscious customers.

  • Some farmers grow GM crops to increase their yield and reduce pest damage.

  • Debates continue about the long-term effects of GM foods on human health and the environment.

How Modified

transgenic
  • Specialized
1 8.2
gm
  • Specialized
4.6
hybrid
31 3.7
purebred
  • Specialized
11 4.6
natural
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

gm positive

Etymology

Gm stands for genetically modified, literally 'genes changed'. Think of a gene as a tiny part inside a plant or animal that gives it a trait, and 'modified' means 'changed', so a gm food or plant has had its genes changed to give new traits.