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DelorasTo

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Roundup Ready corn is resistant to the herbicide Roundup (glyphosate). One of the greatest concerns about this transgenic Roundup Ready corn is the
 
  A) lower yields produced by Roundup Ready corn.
  B) transfer of herbicide resistance to related weeds that commonly infect cornfields.
  C) transfer of Roundup resistance to other crops, such as soybeans.
  D) eventual loss of this trait from Roundup Ready corn due to hybridization.

Question 2

People most concerned about the side effects of bioengineering would more likely accept
 
  A) food crops that have been engineered to produce vaccines.
  B) transgenic crops that are more resistant to herbicides.
  C) crops produced by conventional plant breeding methods or by marker-assisted breeding.
  D) food crops that are able to make their own pesticides.


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Joy Chen

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Reply #1 on: Jul 16, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

C


DelorasTo

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Reply 2 on: Jul 16, 2018
Wow, this really help

ryhom

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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