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Is small tomatoes genetically modified?
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Many people think that small tomatoes on the market are genetically modified products. In fact, small tomatoes are the ancestors of cultivated tomatoes and have nothing to do with genetic modification.

Small tomatoes are also known as cherry tomatoes, pearl tomatoes and cherry tomatoes, and are also known as "small golden fruits" and "love fruits" abroad. It is not only a vegetable but also a fruit, with bright color, beautiful shape and palatable taste. Its vitamin content is higher than that of ordinary tomatoes, and it is listed as the "four major fruits" for priority promotion by FAO.

Small persimmon is the most primitive tomato variety, even it can be said that it is not fully domesticated, and the results of DNA sequence analysis have indeed confirmed this. In some recent breeding and development, the excellent characters of small tomatoes with good taste and flavor have been re-combined by conventional hybridization, and the small tomatoes with excellent taste have been obtained. Therefore, so far, small tomatoes have not been related to transgenic technology.

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