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4 marksBiological Evolution

CSEC Biology · January 2016 · Paper 2 · Question 6(b)(i)

A tomato farmer observes that one of his plants produces fruits with an attractive deep red colour which he wants to preserve. He therefore selects the seeds from this fruit for his next crop.

Suggest what might have led to the appearance of this deep red colour, and describe ONE negative implication for biological evolution.

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  1. 6(a)Describe the process of genetic engineering, and state TWO advantages and TWO disadvantages of this technology.[6 marks]
  2. 6(b)(ii)Describe an approach, other than selecting seeds, that the farmer could have adopted for introducing new traits in his tomato crop, and explain how this…[5 marks]

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