noun
- genetically modified organism: an organism or microorganism whose genetic material has been altered by means of genetic engineering.
abbreviation for
- genetically modified organism
- An organism whose genetic characteristics have been altered using the techniques of genetic engineering.
- Abbreviation of genetically modified organism
See GMO.
The abbreviation for genetically modified organism. A GMO is an organism whose genome has been altered by the techniques of genetic engineering so that its DNA contains one or more genes not normally found there.