Which of the following statements is/are accurate about the role of genome analysis in crop improvement? Check all that apply.A) Conservation of synteny will hinder our ability to find agriculturally important genes in plants.B) Arabidopsis is being genetically modified as a crop plant.C) Sequencing of the rice genome was important because it is related to many other cereal crop plants.D) The genes in one crop plant type can help to identify useful genes in another crop.
What will be an ideal response?
C, D
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