Many farmers now grow insect-resistant varieties of cotton. The gene for the favorable trait, in this case, insect resistance, is transferred to the cotton's DNA using

A: viral vectors.

B: tissue culture.

C: bacterial plasmids.

D: in vitro fertilization.

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Carley Wright

Biology

19 November, 11:54

Many farmers now grow insect-resistant varieties of cotton. The gene for the favorable trait, in this case, insect resistance, is transferred to the cotton's DNA using

A: viral vectors.

B: tissue culture.

C: bacterial plasmids.

D: in vitro fertilization.

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Lamont Rowland · Answer 1

The right answer for the question that is being asked and shown above is that: "B: tissue culture." Many farmers now grow insect-resistant varieties of cotton. The gene for the favorable trait, in this case, insect resistance, is transferred to the cotton's DNA using tissue culture.

Many farmers now grow insect-resistant varieties of cotton. The gene for the favorable trait, in this case, insect resistance, is transferred to the cotton's DNA usingA: viral vectors.B: tissue culture.C: bacterial plasmids.D: in vitro fertilization.

Many farmers now grow insect-resistant varieties of cotton. The gene for the favorable trait, in this case, insect resistance, is transferred to the cotton's DNA using

A: viral vectors.

B: tissue culture.

C: bacterial plasmids.

D: in vitro fertilization.