GMO soy
Modified bean crop
GMO soy is soybeans that have been genetically modified, typically to resist herbicides or pests.
Most soybeans grown in the United States are GMO varieties: The label says it contains no GMO soy.
The term appears frequently in food labeling and debates about agricultural biotechnology.
- glyphosateBroad-spectrum systemic herbicide
- MonsantoAgricultural biotechnology corporation
- herbicideVegetation-destroying chemical
- transgenicHaving inserted foreign genes
- genetic modificationAltering DNA deliberately
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