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Which statement is a specific example of how artificial selection is used in society?

A.
The nucleus of a cow's skin cell is inserted into an egg cell from a female cow.
B.
Genes are spliced from a bacterial cell and inserted into a cell of an apple tree.
C.
Pesticides applied to beetles yield a pesticide-resistant population of beetles.
D.
Two racehorses with desirable traits are bred to produce a superior racing horse.

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C . Pesticides applied to beetles yield a pesticide resistant population of beetles
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