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What are the risks when genetically modified plants cross-pollinate with wild plants?

April 26, 2017cross-pollinate genetically modified plants WILD

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What are the risks when genetically modified plants cross-pollinate with wild plants?

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Cross-pollination is a natural fertilization process whereby wind or insects transfer the pollen from one flower to another. This event – also called horizontal gene transfer – is very common in nature. It represents a risk in the case of transgenic plants that are able to cross-pollinate conventional counterparts or wild relatives.