The Primary Benefit of Using Genetic Markers in Plant Breeding

question 134

Multiple Choice

The primary benefit of using genetic markers in plant breeding is that this technology

• A) increases the range of possible new traits that can be introduced into plant breeding.
• B) allows one to perform selective inactivation.
• C) prevents meiosis.
• D) enhances the ability of antisense RNA.
• E) enables more precise breeding because specific desirable genetic variants can be identified and selected.

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