The Ability of One or More Organisms in a Population

question 15

Multiple Choice

The ability of one or more organisms in a population to tolerate a chemical such as a pesticide or antibiotic designed to kill it and to reproduce more rapidly than the members of the population that do not have such genetic traits is called ____.

• A) synthetic biology
• B) genetic engineering
• C) crossbreeding
• D) genetic resistance
• E) heritability

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Definitions:

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