The emerging field of transgenic nutraceuticals uses genes introduced into a host plant or animal to modify a biochemical pathway and thereby "create" a new, "genetically modified" substance with markedly different properties than the original plant or animal.

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Transgenic nutraceuticals involve the introduction of specific genes into plants or animals to alter their biochemical pathways, resulting in the production of new substances with enhanced nutritional or health benefits, which is a form of genetic modification.

The Emerging Field of Transgenic Nutraceuticals Uses Genes Introduced into a Host