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Has the peanut been genetically modified?

has the peanut been genetically modified?

Submitted by: howardsuer


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Expert response from Dr. Barry Tillman

Associate Professor, University of Florida

Tuesday, 25/08/2015 13:59

Experimentally, several peanut lines have been transformed.  However, none of the commercial cultivars now or in the past are genetically modified from the standpoint of inserting DNA from a different organism. 

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Expert response from Dr. Barry Tillman

Associate Professor, University of Florida

Tuesday, 25/08/2015 13:59

Experimentally, several peanut lines have been transformed.  However, none of the commercial cultivars now or in the past are genetically modified from the standpoint of inserting DNA from a different organism.