One Advantage of Inserting into Crop Plants a Gene That

question 65

Multiple Choice

One advantage of inserting into crop plants a gene that codes for an altered enzyme in aromatic amino acid synthesis is that the plants would:

• A)be resistant to BT toxin.
• B)be resistant to glyphosphate.
• C)be resistant to Bacillus thuringiensis.
• D)have an increased starch content.
• E)have an increased vitamin A content.

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