Hi everyone
I've been arguing with my bf over this for an hour now
I am saying that selective breeding is different to genetic modification.
Now, apparently, genetic engineering is both selective breeding and genetic modification?
But genetic modification and selective breeding are different, right?
He's exact words were "selective breeding is equivelant to genetic engineering and thus to genetic modification."
He read this on Wikipedia and seems to think it proves HIM right :
"Genetically modified (GM) foods are foods derived from genetically modified organisms. The DNA of genetically modified organisms has been modified through genetic engineering, unlike similar food organisms developed through the conventional genetic modification of selective breeding (plant breeding and animal breeding) or mutation breeding"
I'm pretty sure it proved me right, though.
So if someone could please explain the difference in easy to understand, no loopholey way, that would be much appreciated.
He is also arguing that intergenus breeding is possible naturally...is this true or not?
