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4.Why are some organisms modified with CRISPR technology not considered transgenic?

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Some organisms modified with CRISPR technology are not considered transgenic because the CRISPR genes do not become part of the genome of the organism that is being modified, being only a vehicle of the information and not a new gene for the organism.

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