How did scientists obtain a gene that can make papaya plants resistant to a new papaya root fungus?

a. They synthesized a new gene by assembling a unique combination of amino acids.
b. They found a root-fungus-resistant gene in grapes.
c. They created the plant-root-resistant gene by combining genes from a tree and a type of algae.
d. They removed a gene from the DNA of the root fungus.


Answer: b. They found a root-fungus-resistant gene in grapes.

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