Suppose You Were in a Laboratory Engaged in Genetically Modifying

question 44

Multiple Choice

Suppose you were in a laboratory engaged in genetically modifying a plant to increase the size of its fruit (its carpels) . Assuming that MADS box genes play the same floral organ-identity roles in this plant that they do in Arabidopsis, _______ the domain of expression of gene _______ would most likely yield an increase in fruit size.

• A) increasing; A
• B) decreasing; A
• C) increasing; B
• D) decreasing; B
• E) decreasing; C

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