GMO

<p>A&nbsp;<b >genetically modified organism (GMO)</b>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<b >genetically engineered organism (GEO)</b>&nbsp;is an&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organism" title="Organism" >organism</a>&nbsp;whose&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene" title="Gene" >genetic</a>&nbsp;material has been altered using&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_engineering" title="Genetic engineering" >genetic engineering</a>&nbsp;techniques. These techniques, generally known as&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recombinant_DNA" title="Recombinant DNA" >recombinant DNA</a>&nbsp;technology, use DNA&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molecule" title="Molecule" >molecules</a>&nbsp;from different sources, which are combined into one molecule to create a new set of&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene" title="Gene" >genes</a>. This DNA is then transferred into an organism, giving it modified or novel genes.&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgenesis" title="Transgenesis" >Transgenic organisms</a>, a subset of GMOs, are organisms that have inserted DNA from a different species. GMOs are the constituents of&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetically_modified_food" title="Genetically modified food" >genetically modified foods</a>.</p>