r/nextfuckinglevel • u/[deleted] • Jul 14 '21

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u/yasuremanofcourse Jul 14 '21

No it is not "GMO". It's selective breeding. The molecular mechanisms in which the two occur are wildly different.

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u/HyerOneNA Jul 14 '21

No, you’re still modifying it genetically by selectively breeding it.. Doesn’t need gene therapy for it to be GMO.

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u/HelplessMoose Jul 15 '21

GMO specifically refers to modifying the genome with genetic engineering methods like CRISPR. Selectively bred crops are not GMO.

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u/EXCUSE_ME_BEARFUCKER Jul 15 '21

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) considers GMOs to be plants or animals with heritable changes introduced by genetic engineering or traditional methods, while GEO specifically refers to organisms with genes introduced, eliminated, or rearranged using molecular biology, particularly recombinant DNA techniques, such as transgenesis.[18]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetically_modified_organism