Imagine That a Biologist Develops a Strain of Corn with a Lower

question 72

Multiple Choice

Imagine that a biologist develops a strain of corn with a lower fat content by choosing low- fat variants and crossbreeding them over several generations. This is an example of

• A) convergent evolution.
• B) natural selection.
• C) artificial selection.
• D) artificial mutation.
• E) inheritance of acquired characteristics.

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