Editing Genetically modified maize (section)

{{short description|Genetically modified crop}}
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[[File:Btcornafrica.jpg|thumb|[[Transgenic maize]] containing a gene from the bacteria ''Bacillus thuringiensis'']]
'''Genetically modified maize''' ([[maize|corn]]) is a [[genetically modified crop]]. Specific maize strains have been [[genetic engineering|genetically engineered]] to express agriculturally-desirable [[Phenotypic trait|traits]], including resistance to pests and to herbicides. Maize strains with both traits are now in use in multiple countries. GM maize has also caused controversy with respect to possible health effects, impact on other insects and impact on other plants via [[gene flow]]. One strain, called Starlink, was approved only for animal feed in the US but was found in food, leading to a [[Starlink corn recalls|series of recalls starting in 2000]].
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