>>1769182>You think those trees are natural?I do think we are having semantic difficulties
"GMO", according to most agencies, is
>any living organism that possesses a novel combination of genetic material obtained through the use of modern biotechnology"Modern biotechnology" means specific known changes to the organism's genetic material, including alterations, insertions, or deletions
"Natural" is a meaningless term in most contexts
>>1769196>In this context it's trees grow and selected for specific traitsThis is called selective breeding or artificial selection
>But it's fine have the term GMO define all unnaturalSo dogs and cats are GMOs
