When a Farmer Grows Cotton Containing the Gene for Bt

question 38

Multiple Choice

When a farmer grows cotton containing the gene for Bt toxin,insects that are resistant (rr) survive and reproduce.These insects were resistant because

• A) the insects were able to produce gametes that were resistant to the insecticide.
• B) they inherited the alleles that made them resistant.
• C) the insecticide caused mutations to generate resistant alleles.
• D) the insects wanted to survive the insecticide and mutated their DNA.
• E) by random chance some insects did not die from the insecticide.

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