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Alexxx [7]
4 years ago
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There are conflicting opinions about the use of gm crops. Imagine this scenario: today we are faced with diseases we have never

had to combat before; HIV-AIDS, ebola. Imagine our agricultural corn crops are hit by a similar virulent pathogen; one that attacks members of the Zea species. Given the history of corn in the Western Hemisphere what would be the best strategy for survival of the Zea species?
A) Conduct research and find a way to kill the pathogen
B) Decrease the gene variation in favor of more GM corn-varieties
C) Increase genetic variation and breed plants to contain the wild variety
D) Conduct research to find a natural predator of the disease-causing pathogen.
Biology
1 answer:
kvasek [131]4 years ago
6 0

Answer:

first off i love your pfp and the answer is D

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