Definition of "genetically modified" []

• Produced by genetic modification; abbreviation GM. (adjective)

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• "“New analysis of a rat feeding study with a genetically modified maize reveals signs of hepatorenal toxicity.”"
• "A prime example is the Recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone rBGH, a genetically modified drug, which has been injected into conventional dairy cows since it was approved in 1993 despite warnings against such approval by the General Accounting Office; the Consumer Policy Institute of the Consumers Union, the nonprofit group that publishes Consumer Reports magazine; and countless other consumer and environmental groups."
• "I avoid soy protein isolates which might be genetically modified and high-glycemic or artificially sweetened protein powders."