Domestication generally involves selecting for beneficial traits, such as high yield. Man-made selection is capable of generating forms that are extremely unlikely to occur in nature. Unknowing selection by our ancestors also involved a genetic process we only discovered relatively recently. Whereas humans have half a set of chromosomes structures that package and organise your genetic information from each parent, some organisms can have two or more complete duplicate sets of chromosomes.
Without realising, many crops have been unintentionally bred to a higher level of ploidy entirely naturally as things like large fruit or vigorous growth are often desirable.
Ginger and apples are triploid for example, while potatoes and cabbage are tetraploid. Some strawberry varieties are even octoploid , meaning they have eight sets of chromosomes compared to just two in humans.
Yet asexual reproduction is the core strategy for many plants in nature, and farmers have utilised it for centuries to perfect their crops. Once a plant with desirable characteristics is found — a particularly tasty and durable banana, for instance — cloning allows us to grow identical replicates. Another study, published in October in the Journal of Animal Science , looked at how feeding genetically engineered "feedstuffs" to livestock affected their health. Nothing in the research found that GMO foods negatively affected the more than billion animals represented by the field data sets included in the study.
Despite the apparent safety of genetically engineered foods, it's worth noting that there are no long-term studies involving humans consuming GMO foods — after all, the crops have only been available for a couple of decades. However, the nonprofit group Non-GMO Project categorizes GMO foods into three categories that it calls "high risk," "low risk" and "monitored risk," based on the organization's level of concern.
Low-risk vegetables are spinach, tomatoes and avocados, while monitored-risk vegetables include mushrooms. Nutrition Nutrition Basics Healthy Eating.
Claudia is a registered dietitian with a PhD in physical activity, nutrition and wellness. She is an expert in intuitive eating and nutrition science. Kelsey Casselbury. Kelsey Casselbury is a freelance writer and editor based in central Maryland. Connect on LinkedIn. Corn is an example of genetically modified vegetables. GM whole foods such as soy, maize or sugar beet may be used as ingredients in food. None of these GM crops are grown in Australia, but some products for sale in Australia may contain imported GM ingredients.
There are currently no approved imports of fresh GM fruit or vegetables in Australia. Any application to import and sell products like this in Australia would have to go through a strict approval process. GM foods and ingredients are subject to a mandatory pre-market safety assessment by the government food regulator called Food Standards Australia New Zealand FSANZ before they enter the country and before they are used in foods for human consumption. GM foods and ingredients are regulated in the Code under Standard 1.
There are currently suspensions on the commercial growing of GM crops in South Australia and Tasmania. Victoria lifted its suspension on the growing of GM crops in The OGTR carries out thorough risk assessments on any applications for work on or the release of GM organisms, including a focus on the environment, and human health and safety. Two GM crops, in addition to their conventionally bred counterparts, are currently grown commercially in Australia canola and cotton.
The commercial cultivation of these crops has been approved by the OGTR. There is extensive research underway in Australia on potential new crop traits, in particular traits to adapt to climate variability such as drought tolerance.
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Bacillus thuringiensis Bt corn is a GMO corn that produces proteins that are toxic to certain insect pests but not to humans, pets, livestock, or other animals.
These are the same types of proteins that organic farmers use to control insect pests, and they do not harm other, beneficial insects such as ladybugs. GMO Bt corn reduces the need for spraying insecticides while still preventing insect damage. While a lot of GMO corn goes into processed foods and drinks, most of it is used to feed livestock, like cows, and poultry, like chickens.
Most GMO soy is used for food for animals, predominantly poultry and livestock, and making soybean oil. It is also used as ingredients lecithin, emulsifiers, and proteins in processed foods.
GMO cotton was created to be resistant to bollworms and helped revive the Alabama cotton industry. GMO cotton not only provides a reliable source of cotton for the textile industry, it is also used to make cottonseed oil, which is used in packaged foods and in many restaurants for frying. GMO cottonseed meal and hulls are also used in food for animals. Some GMO potatoes were developed to resist insect pests and disease.
In addition, some GMO potato varieties have been developed to resist bruising and browning that can occur when potatoes are packaged, stored, and transported, or even cut in your kitchen.
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