NATURALLY TRANSGENIC PLANTS: NEW RESULTS AND GENERALIZATIONS

Agrobacterial transformation is the main method of obtaining commercial lines of transgenic plants. However, GMOs also arise in nature due to the same mechanisms that gene engineers use in laboratories. Over the past 3 years, the list of types of natural GMOs has been significantly expanded. Thanks to this, it has become possible to make certain generalizations and discuss in more detail the possible evolutionary role of this phenomenon. The presented mini-review is devoted to the generalization of data on the structural organization, intraspecific polymorphism of T-DNA of natural GMOs, the geography of the distribution of natural transformants and their significance for humans.