Genetically Modified Plants Melissa Turner Professor Angela Tringali Introduction to Biology August 29, 2013

Genetically modified plants, crops are secretly becoming second nature to the United States. When you hear genetically modified you automatically assume you will not eat it or even thought that you have never bought any food containing that. You will be surprised how many people have bought or have eaten something that has been genetically modified. With that being said majority of the food we eat now has been or have ingredients that have been genetically modified. Now you have to ask yourself if you know what genetically modified food was, would you still eat the things you do knowing it was modified? When you hear genetically modified, the first thing I think about is an oversized tomato or a giant pumpkin of some sort. That is the complete opposite because by definition, genetic modification is the manipulation of DNA by humans to alter the essential make up of plants and animals. Genetically modified organism is define as organisms that the genetic material have been altered that did not come naturally, another terminology for this is called modern biotechnology or gene technology. This is usually used to crop plants that is created for human and animals to consume the most recent molecular biology techniques. There are about four crops that make up for almost all of the genetically modified crops grown. The certain plants have been genetically modified to improve specific traits which include higher tolerance to