Question

Question

In context, which of the following is the best way to revise and combine sentences 3 and 4 (reproduced
below) at the underlined portion?
A consortium of plant geneticists from 14 countries has spent nine years on this project. Over the nine years
they decoded the tomato genome in the hope of breeding better tomatoes.
on this project, and over the nine years they decoded
on the project of decoding
and over that time they decoded
decoding

Answer 1

! In the given context, a consortium of plant geneticists from 14 countries has dedicated nine years to a specific project. This project involved the process of decoding the tomato genome with the ultimate goal of improving the quality of tomatoes through selective breeding.