Do genetically modified (GM) crops affect

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1、Dogeneticallymodified(GM)cropsaffectanimalreproduction?AreviewoftheongoingdebateContents1234BackgroundTheeffectofGMcropsonfemaleandmaleanimalreproductionPossiblemechanismsforGMeffectsonanimalsConclusionsWhataregeneticallymodified(GM)crops?Geneticallymodified(GM)cropsareidentifiedthecropswhichusemod

2、erntechniquesofgeneticengineering(orbiotechnology)tointroducespecificgeneticmaterialderivedfromanyspeciesofplant,animal,ormicroorganism,orevensyntheticmaterial,intodifferentspeciesofplants.Then,theresultingplantscanexpressedthenovelanddesirabletraits,suchasenhancingthediseaseresistance,antireversio

3、nforceandsecretingtheusefulproteinsduringthedifferentstagesoftheplantgrowth.BackgroundTransgenetictechnologyofplant[Imageinformationinproduct]TransgenetictechnologyandGMcropsrapidcommercialapplicationBenefitsofGeneticEngineeringandModifyingIncreasedandimprovednutrientsandstresstolerance.Improvedres

4、istancetodiseaseorillness.Improvedcropresistancetodisease,pests,weedsandherbicides,suchasherbicide-tolerance(HT)duetoglyphosate-insensitivegeneenzymetargetedbytheherbicide,5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphatesynthase(EPSPS),derivedfromsoilbacteriumAgrobacteriumtumefaciens,andsoilbacteriumBt(Bacillust

5、huringiensis).Increasedfoodsecurityforgrowingpopulationsandgrowthchallengesofourworld.GMcropsrapidcommercialapplicationGMcropsrapidcommercialapplicationGMcropsrapidcommercialapplicationAllergiesandtoxicitiesfromnewproteinsenteringthefoodsupply?Alterednutritionalvalueoffoodstuffs?Transferofantibioti

6、cresistancegenesintointestinalbacteriaorotherorganisms,contributingtoantibioticresistanceinhumanpathogens?HorizontalgenetransferofgeneinsertedintoGMcropstoDNAofhumangutbacteria?AreGMcropssafetoeat?Effectsduetotheinsertionofgenesintochromosomesofcrops,andunpredictablealterationsandchangesinthisproce

7、ss.ReproductivetoxicitytestingisanimportantassessmentforsafetyofGMfoodandfeed.ItsprimaryobjectiveistodetectanyeffectsofGMcropsortheirmetabolitesonanimalreproductivefunction,especiallyontheembryoandfetus,emb