Genetically modified plants and animals have had one or more genes changed, for example so that they resist pests and diseases better. Genetically modified food contains ingredients made from genetically modified plants or animals. The abbreviation GM is often used.
Top supermarkets are to ban many genetically modified foods.
genetically modified in British English
adjective
denoting or derived from an organism whose DNA has been altered for the purpose of improvement or correction of defects: genetically modified food
Abbreviation: GM
Derived forms
genetic modification
noun
Examples of 'genetically modified' in a sentence
genetically modified
Genetically modified mosquitoes are being bred to destroy malaria.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Scientists have already developed genetically modified wheat that is more resistant to disease than the wheat that nature invented.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
In other languages
genetically modified
British English: genetically-modified /dʒɪˈnɛtɪklɪˈmɒdɪˌfaɪd/ ADJECTIVE
Genetically-modified plants and animals have had one or more genes changed. The abbreviation GM is often used.