I believe it is scientific laws.
Photosynthesis and cellular respiration are very different processes, in
that they require completely different products to produce the
necessary chemical reactions. However, they are similar in that they
both result in energy production for the organisms they are part of.
The few dandelions developed a resistance to the herbicide and the herbicide would not be effective in the control of future generations of dandelions because the future generations would be offspring of the resistant strain of dandelions which means the herbicide wouldn't have an effect on them. This principle has become a concern in the world of farming with the introduction of agent orange corn and round up ready GMOs. These GMOs have their genetic code altered to become resistant to their respective herbicides viz. Agent Orange and Round Up. If weeds were able to somehow be able to get thst gene. There would be problems