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Thats a teosinte seed; teosinte is the grass ancestor of corn that still grows in Mexico.
TIL
So its the corn that is genetically modified.
Ancestor is not the same as non GMO. One could say that primates in Madagascar are ancestors to human. But there's no human population that is either GMO or went through the process of selective breeding.
True, but people selectively bred teosinte into corn.
Ok.. but the reason why people don't like GMOs is because they're bred to be doused in pesticides. They also can cross-pollinate with non-GMO's to create non viable seeds among other things.
*Some
Is the keyword, GMO purposes can be vast, and not all are just for pesticides or non-fertility.
Some are even used to be more pest resistant so it can be less reliant on pesticides.
GMO is a misconstrued term much like free range or grass fed or no trans fats.
Don't step on the rake.
selective breeding
I wonder, isn't sexual selection a form of "selective breeding"?
Indeed.