The 8 most popular man-made animals:

As of yet, there has only been a single genetically engineered animal that’s made it to the dinner plate (a salmon, in Canada). In the U.S., a complex regulatory process from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has hindered those who wanted to bring gene-edited (GE) livestock to market.

Share this story In the United States, genetically modified crops have become very widespread. More than 93 percent of the corn and soy planted in the United States is genetically modified in some way.

• Dogs. Dog Breeds. The dog Canis lupus familiaris is the first domesticated animal.
• Cats. Cat Breeds.
• Horses. Horses and Ponies.
• Rabbits. Pet Rabbits.
• Canaries. Canary Varieties.
• Goldfish. Goldfish Types.
• Guinea Pigs. Guinea Pig Varieties.
• Pigeons and Doves. Dove and Pigeon Types.

Broccoli is a human invention. It was bred out of the wild cabbage plant, Brassica oleracea . It was cultivated to have a specific taste and flavor that was more palatable to people.

Yes, just like many of the fruits and veggies we eat today, garlic is also man-made natural hybrids. Actually, the plant garlic is one of the species in the onions genus, Allium.

This makes it a man-made food and not a natural one—like lemons. Lemons are a cross-breed between sour orange and citron. They are believed to have been first grown in northeast India, northern Burma, or China.

It is a seedless ‘true fruit’ therefore. PINEAPPLES are all of one species Ananas comosus. This is another ancient cultivar like the banana. Here, however, the hybrids of wild species, in the Paraguay/Panama region of South America, were artificially selected by Tupi-Guarani Indians a few thousands of years ago.

The origin of the lemon is unknown, though lemons are thought to have first grown in Assam (a region in northeast India), northern Burma or China. A genomic study of the lemon indicated it was a hybrid between bitter orange (sour orange) and citron. Spanish conquest throughout the New World helped spread lemon seeds.