alleryStart learning →Why can one disease threaten a crop of closely similar vegetative clones?
ASimilar genetic susceptibility
BRandom genetic change in every plant
CDifferent inherited resistance
DLarge inherited genetic variation
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Similar genetic susceptibility
Genetically similar clones can share susceptibility to a particular disease, allowing widespread crop damage.
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