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curlz

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on: Aug 14, 2013
The most immediate potential benefits of introducing genetically modified crops include
A) increasing the amount of land suitable for agriculture.
B) overcoming genetic incompatibility.
C) increasing the frequency of self-pollination.
D) increasing crop yield.
E) decreasing the mutation rate of certain genes.


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Reply #1 on: Aug 22, 2013
I know it's D,

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