Modern farming practices often act to reduce biodiversity, such as when genetically identical crops are raised in large fields. Which of the following proposed solutions would most likely improve the genetic diversity of a field of potato plants and increase the value of the potato crop?

A. Raise a variety of wild potatoes in the field.

B. Reduce the use of pesticides and fertilizer.

C. Increase the use of pesticides and fertilizer.

D. Transfer useful genes from wild potato plants to the crop plants.

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Biology

Cordell Murphy

15 December, 12:09

Modern farming practices often act to reduce biodiversity, such as when genetically identical crops are raised in large fields. Which of the following proposed solutions would most likely improve the genetic diversity of a field of potato plants and increase the value of the potato crop?

A. Raise a variety of wild potatoes in the field.

B. Reduce the use of pesticides and fertilizer.

C. Increase the use of pesticides and fertilizer.

D. Transfer useful genes from wild potato plants to the crop plants.

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Eddie · Answer 1

The correct option is D. Transfer useful genes from wild potato plants to the crop plants.

Explanation:

Genetically engineered organism can be described as an organism that have a foreign gene inserted into their genome.

Genetically identical crops will be clones of each other, hence there will be no diversity. But instead of cloning, if the desired genes from a different plant possessing that characteristic are transferred to the other wild type crops then, the organisms will not be clones. They will be able to diversify as well as maintain the desired characteristics. Hence, statement D is the best possible solution.