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A researcher changes the DNA in a soybean plant so that it produces offspring with a resistance to weed killer. Which best describes this scenario? genetic engineering gene therapy cloning selective breeding

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A. genetic engineering

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Genetic engineering

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Genetic engineering or also called genetic modification is the direct manipulation of an organism's genome in order to bring about a desirable trait in such organism. In genetic engineering procedure, the organism manipulated is called TRANSGENIC or GENETICALLY MODIFIED (GM) organisms.

In this case, a researcher is said to change the DNA (genetic material) in a soybean plant so that it produces offspring with a resistance to weed killer. This describes a genetic engineering procedure in which the soybean plant is manipulated to yield a desired trait, which is resistance to weed killer.

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