Card 41 / 46: scientists have inserted a gene from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis into corn plants in order to:
A)
lengthen the ripening time of the corn so it can be shipped longer distances
B)
decrease the toxicity of bacillus thuringiensis
C)
increase the corn's resistance to insects
D)
directly increase the growth rate of the corn
E)
increase the sweetness of the corn
Answer:
C) increase the corn's resistance to insects
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