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Can microorganisms take up genetic material from plants and integrate it into their genomes? Could this be a way for genes from genetically engineered plants to spread in the environment? Safety research has been looking into these questions for almost twenty years. Vertical gene transfer: Nature’s system for higher organismsThe transfer of genetic material to offspring, or the inheritance of genes by subsequent generations, is an essential basis of the evolutionary process. The most common form of
Ongoing safety research is studying transgenic plants to see if horizontal gene transfer to microorganisms is possible, common, or if it would cause any considerable consequences. One example of such a concern is with See also on GMO-Compass:
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