EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES IN FOOD SCIENCE
GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Fewer calories.
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The addition of specific minerals.
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One or two changed genes that improve something about the plant.
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A better chance of surviving a frost during the growing season.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Genetically engineered crops produce higher yields, have a longer shelf life, are resistant to diseases and pests, and even taste better.
Detailed explanation-2: -Unlike GMOs, which introduce novel configurations of genetic materials typically derived from other organisms, gene editing methods modify existing genetic material in ways that can yield beneficial outcomes.
Detailed explanation-3: -Genetically engineered (GE) foods have had their DNA changed using genes from other plants or animals. Scientists take the gene for a desired trait in one plant or animal, and they insert that gene into a cell of another plant or animal.
Detailed explanation-4: -No. Eating GM food will not affect a person’s genes. Most of the food we eat contains genes, although in cooked or processed foods, most of the DNA has been destroyed or degraded and the genes are fragmented. Our digestive system breaks them down without any effect on our genetic make-up.