Plant Scientists Have Successfully Engineered Some Broadleaf Crop Plants to Be

question 61

Multiple Choice

Plant scientists have successfully engineered some broadleaf crop plants to be resistant to the application of glyphosate.Glyphosate works by

• A)inhibiting an enzyme known as RNA polymerase,which is required for aromatic amino acid production.
• B)inhibiting an enzyme known as DNA polymerase II,which is required for aromatic amino acid production.
• C)inhibiting an enzyme known as EPSP synthetase,which is required for aromatic amino acid production.
• D)inhibiting an enzyme known as EPSP synthetase,which is required for uncoupling the mRNA from ribosomes during protein synthesis.

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