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		bostonsre on May 23, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Atomic Gardening Would both of your examples be labeled as gmo?

mlavin on May 23, 2021 [–]

GMO implies a lab process with specific alteration of genes, while traditional plant breeding to traits only exposes phenotypes as indication of results, and relies on the pre-existing variance in species to provide new traits.

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