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Which of the following is a formal definition?


Genetically modified organisms, also called GMOs, are under scrutiny as a food source. Opponents say that too little research has been done on the effects of GMOs on humans and on the environment.


A genetically modified organism is one whose genes have been altered. Genes from one species are inserted into a second species. The goal of this process is to introduce a desired trait or characteristic into the second species.


Genetically modified organisms are those that have been changed in order to produce desirable characteristics, such as disease and pest resistance.


A genetically modified organism (noun) is defined by the World Health Organization as an "organism (i.e. plants, animals, or microorganisms) in which the genetic material (DNA) has been altered in a way that does not occur naturally by mating and/or natural recombination."

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The fourth option. It gives an explicit, sourced definition (World Health Organization), uses precise technical language about DNA and natural recombination, and is presented in definition form.

(Second option is a partial/simple definition; the first and third are not formal definitions.)