Choose the True Statements About the Role of Genome Analysis

question 17

Multiple Choice

Choose the true statements about the role of genome analysis in crop improvement.Check all that apply.

• A)Conservation of synteny will hinder our ability to find agriculturally important genes in plants.
• B)Arabidopsis is being genetically modified as a crop plant.
• C)Sequencing of the rice genome was important because it is related to many other cereal crop plants.
• D)Insertion of genes from beneficial microbes into plant genomes can be used to improve crop yields.

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