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O-LevelBiologyGenetics & Variation5090/11 · Oct/Nov 2025 · Q341 Mark

What could be an advantage of genetically modifying crop plants?

Aincreased biodiversity in an area
Bincreased chance that the inserted genes will transfer to wild species
Cincreased nutritional content of crop plants
Dincreased use of pesticides

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C: increased nutritional content of crop plants

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Genetics & Variation, O-Level Biology (syllabus 5090). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Biology, Oct/Nov 2025 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 34.

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