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xclash

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on: Aug 16, 2013
If you wanted to genetically engineer a plant to be more resistant to drought, increasing amounts of which of the following hormones might be a good first attempt?
A) abscisic acid
B) brassinosteroids
C) gibberellins
D) cytokinins
E) auxin


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Reply #1 on: Aug 20, 2013
I chose A and got the answer, hope that helps.


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