Genetically modified foods

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-002831",
  "term": "Genetically modified foods",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Foods produced from genetically modified organisms. These species have undergone directed modification of their gene complement using such techniques as altering the DNA, substituting genetic material by means of a virus, transplanting whole nuclei, transplanting cell hybrids, etc.",
  "synonyms": [
    "GM food",
    "bioengineered foods",
    "gene-altered foods",
    "genetically engineered foods",
    "transgenic foods"
  ],
  "subject": "Human Nutrition, Food Safety and Quality",
  "see_also": [
    "foods",
    "genetic engineering",
    "genetically modified organisms",
    "food biotechnology",
    "genetic improvement",
    "food preservation",
    "non-genetically modified foods"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "alimentos modificados genéticamente"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/genetically-modified-foods/"
}