Genetically Modified Food

Genetic modification, also interchangeably known as genetic engineering or gene splicing, is a set of technologies that alter the genetic makeup of living organisms, such as animals, plants, or bacteria. It involves the isolation, manipulation, and reintroduction of DNA into cells. These techniques in genetics are generally known as recombinant DNA technology, which is the ability to combine DNA from multiple sources into a single molecule in a test tube.
Genetically modified food then is a food product developed from a different genetically modified organism, GMO . The phenotype (i.e. the organism’s total appearance or a specific trait like size or behavior) can be changed through the modification of genes. The most common genetically modified organisms are crop plants. However, the technology has been applied to nearly all walks of life- including a pets that glow under UV light to goats which can produce spider silk.

Essentially, the aim of genetic modification is to introduce new physical or physiological attributes that through conventional breeding would not be possible.