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[–] psud@aussie.zone 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

It isn't really equivalent. GM by gene editing is precise and quick; GM by selective breeding and deliberate mutation is slow and random

I wonder if anyone will ever work out what genes make good apples. It would save so much random breeding