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What is the difference between GMO and gene editing? Can these terms be used interchangeably?
While both are new breeding methods (NBTs), the difference is in the final product. In GMOs, a new gene will have been introduced from a different species to confer a specified trait. For genome editing, the product may not have a new gene introduced, however, the change will be made possible through an induced mutation. The two terms can not be used interchangeably.
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