Noob here. Doesn't targeted genetic mutation have an additional step of recognizing the exact gene (or combination of genes or gene properties, whatever the terminology is) that is needed to be changed in order for the desired outcome to take place? If so, isn't all that fuss about GMO exactly about that additional step with several open questions like:
1. we cannot be sure that the gene we're editing is the one that is responsible for the feature we want (or that it is responsible only for that feature)
2. What are the chances of editing the wrong gene and noticing it?
3. What happens is we edit the wrong gene without noticing it?