Genetically modified maize
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Genetically modified maize (corn) is a recombineered corn plant with agronomically desirable traits. Traits that have been engineered into corn include resistance to herbicides and resistance to insect pests, the latter being achieved by incorporation of a gene that codes for the Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) toxin. Hybrids with both herbicide and pest resistance have also been produced. In 2009, transgenic maize was grown commercially in 11 countries, including the United States (where 85% of the maize crop was genetically modified), Argentina (83% GM), Brazil (36% GM), South Africa (57% GM), Canada (84% GM), the Philippines (19% GM) and Spain (20% GM).
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