A food-engineering company is interested in producing a new species of strawberry that has fruit that weigh a half a kilogram each.Which of the following is most likely correct regarding how this could hypothetically be accomplished?
A)Adaptation of the plant to support the weight of the strawberries will have to occur over many generations for evolution of the new species to happen.
B)Natural stressors from the environment will select for plants that can support the weight of larger strawberries in order to increase their survival.
C)Only strawberry plants that can support the weight of larger strawberries will reproduce.
D)Gene editing techniques could potentially modify those genes related to fruit size.

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Gene editing techniques such as CRISPR-Cas9 could potentially modify genes related to fruit size, allowing for the creation of a new species of strawberry with fruit that weigh half a kilogram each. This would not require many generations of adaptation or selection by natural stressors, as it would be a direct modification of the plant's DNA.

A Food-Engineering Company Is Interested in Producing a New Species