You are a geneticist working for a firm that specializes in plant biotechnology
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You are a geneticist working for a firm that specializes in plant biotechnology. Explain what specific parts (fruit, seeds, stems, roots, etc.) of the following plants you would try to alter by genetic engineering, what changes you would try to make, and why, on a) corn, b) tomatoes, c) wheat, and d) avocados.
Only a few hundred of the hundreds of thousands of species in the plant kingdom have been domesticated for human use. One example is the almond. The domestic almond is nutritious and harmless, but its wild precursor can cause cyanide poisoning. The oak makes potentially nutritious seeds (acorns) that contain very bitter-tasting tannins. If we could breed the tannin out of acorns, they might become a delicacy. Why do you suppose we have failed to domesticate oaks?
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It is with some hesitation that I try to help you with this. As it is partly outside my field of expertise. I can point out the things for you, but I ask you to check it in your text books too.
With regards to the different parts of the plant that are of interest to us by genetic engineering I would propose the following. a. corn: the seeds to make ...
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