GMO stands for Genetically Modified Organism. It can be developed through genetic engineering.

Addition or deletion
of one/more genes or any kind of modification in the DNA sequence of any organism result a GMO. It can be done
through insertion of a desired gene into the genome of an organisms through recombinant DNA technology or
silencing of an undesirable gene. However, transgenic means an organism which carries one/more genes from
another species usually developed through recombinant DNA technology. As in transgenics, the original DNA
sequence is modified, all transgenics are therefore known as GMO. However, all GMO do not carry gene from
another species, and hence, all GMO are not transgenics.

Food For Thought: The Difference

Between GMO And GE Foods
by Ryan Haas OPB | Oct. 2, 2014 7 a.m. | Updated: Feb. 18, 2015 8:01 a.m.

Supporters gather to announce a new initiative that would allow Oregon voters to decide if all GMO products sold
in the state should be labeled.
Cassandra Profita / OPB

GMO. GE. GM. Ever wonder whats in alphabet soup?

In November, Oregonians will vote on Measure 92, which requires food

manufacturers and retailers to label all genetically engineered foods.
And that got me wondering why I keep hearing about genetically modified
organisms, or GMOs, when people talk about the measure. Are genetically
engineered which is the designated ballot measure language and genetically
modified really interchangeable?
It turns out, not so much.
The problem with calling these foods GMO is that its too broad of a definition. In an
interview with the Huffington Post, geneticist Alison Van Eenennaam at the
University of California, Davis, says that virtually every food has been genetically
modified in some way. If two plants in nature happen to exchange pollen and
produce a changed plant, thats technically genetic modification.
The FDA, on the other hand, defines genetic engineering as the name for certain
methods that scientists use to introduce new traits or characteristics to an
organism. Those methods include things like the targeted introduction or
suppression of genes to get a specific response out of a plant or animal. An example
of these types of plants would be herbicide resistant soy beans or corn.
Genetically engineered foods using those targeted techniques have only been in the
food supply since the 1990s, whereas GMOs have been around since
time immemorial.
It may be a subtle distinction, but its an important one to keep in mind when talking
about the labeling measure because neither side wants every single item at the
grocery store shelf to have a label if Measure 92 passes in November.
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