[Campbell Biology P.487] According to the text, what is the most accurate definition of a Ge... | Practice Question
According to the text, what is the most accurate definition of a Genetically Modified Organism GMO ?
A: An organism that has been bred through traditional selective breeding methods to express desirable traits.
B: An organism whose own genes have been modified using technologies like CRISPR-Cas9.
C: A transgenic organism that has acquired one or more genes from another species or from another variety of the same species.
D: Any microorganism that has been engineered in a laboratory to be genetically crippled.
Explanation
The text explicitly defines a GMO as 'a transgenic organism that has acquired one or more genes from another species or from another variety of the same species.'