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Genetically modified (GM) crops are foods that have had their genomes modified, allowing humans to increase the production of certain crops. Farmer A purchases GM seeds that are immune to a specific herbicide. She plants these seeds in rows over seventeen acres. The following spring, Farmer A's neighbor, Farmer B, tells her that nearly a third of the plants in his crop fields have the same immunity.

Which of the following describes the most likely explanation for this occurrence?

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Farmer A's crops cross-pollinated with Farmer B's crops on the neighboring land.

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B-Farmer A's crops cross-pollinated with Farmer B's crops on the neighboring land.

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