Genetic Diversity in Wild Relatives and Local Populations of Cultivated

question 52

Multiple Choice

Genetic diversity in wild relatives and local populations of cultivated plant species is critically important to plant breeders because ________.

• A) crop seeds should be variable
• B) it is the source of disease and pest resistance that can be bred into new crop varieties
• C) modern agriculture relies on low diversity in crop varieties
• D) they are searching for new crop species to develop
• E) they have been domesticating approximately one new crop species per year since 1900

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