Researchers Are Interested in Improving Crop Plants to Enable Them

question 10

Multiple Choice

Researchers are interested in improving crop plants to enable them to form a symbiotic relationship with nitrogen-fixing bacteria.What genes would you need to transfer to a plant that does not associate with rhizobia to enable it to do so?

• A)genes responsible for the synthesis of flavonoids and receptor for Nod factors
• B)genes responsible for the synthesis of Nod factors and receptor for flavonoids
• C)receptor for Nod factors and leghemoglobin gene
• D)genes responsible for the synthesis of Nod factors and receptor for flavonoids and leghemoglobin gene
• E)None of the above is sufficient,since many more genes need to be transferred.

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