Τρίτη 8 Νοεμβρίου 2011

Examples of GMOs Resulting from Agricultural Biotechnology

APPROVED COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS

Genetically Conferred Trait

Organism

Genetic Change

Herbicide tolerance (Roundup Ready)

RoundupReady Soybean

Glyphosate herbicide (Roundup) tolerance

Insect resistance

Bt-Corn

Resistance to the European corn borer,

Altered fatty acid composition

Canola

High laurate levels the California bay tree

Virus resistance

Plum

Resistance to plum pox virus
















PRODUCTS STILL IN DEVELOPMENT

Vitamin enrichment

Rice

beta-carotene, a precursor to vitamin A, in the endosperm of the rice

Vaccines

Tobacco

Hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBsAg)

Oral vaccines

Maize

Fusion protein (F) from Newcastle disease virus (NDV) expressed in corn seeds

Faster maturation

Coho salmon

A type 1 growth hormone gene injected into fertilized fish eggs

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