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Stacked Genetically Engineered Trait Products Produced by Conventional Breeding Reflect the Compositional Profiles of Their Component Single Trait Products
An expanding trend for genetically
engineered (GE) crops is to cultivate varieties in which two or more
single trait products have been combined using conventional breeding
to produce a stacked trait product that provides a useful grouping
of traits. Here, we report results from compositional analysis of
several GE stacked trait products from maize and soybean. The results
demonstrate that these products are each compositionally equivalent
to a relevant non-GE comparator variety, except for predictable shifts
in the fatty acid profile in the case of stacked trait products that
contain a trait, MON 87705, that confers a high-oleic-acid phenotype
in soybean. In each case, the conclusion on compositional equivalence
for the stacked trait product reflects the conclusions obtained for
the single trait products. These results provide strong support for
conducting a reassessment of those regulatory guidelines that mandate
explicit characterization of stacked trait products produced through
conventional breeding