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Genetically Modified Foods Introduction Every living organism has genes, and these genes are said to be their blueprints. Genetic engineering involves modifying the DNA sequence of an organism. Its done by either altering the sequence of the genes or transferring the genes specific to one organism to another. This enables scientists to keep wanted qualities and remove unwanted ones from the organism. Isolated genes from other organisms with desirable qualities can replace the unwanted ones. Like improving the yield of certain crops or to allow crops to be resistant to herbicides or improve its nutritional content. Genetic modification has been in use for over 25 years but recently it has been applied to an increasing range of food crops for release into the environment. Scientists have identified the effects that some specific genes have on an organism (e.g. which gene in a plant makes it resistant to a particular insect pest). However,...

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