In the development of new and better varieties of plants, one of the advantages of genetic engineering over traditional methods of selective breeding is that
A) genetically engineered characteristics are less likely to spread from crop species to related wild species.
B) transformation of a plant cell requires plant DNA which is readily available.
C) there appear to be few restrictions on the source of genes for transforming host cells.
D) the development of transgenic plants occurs in the controlled environment of a laboratory without the need for field trials.
E) the inserted exotic DNA will not be exposed to position effects within the genome of the host cell.

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Genetic engineering allows for the introduction of genes from any source into a plant, not limited by species barriers that restrict traditional breeding methods. This broadens the potential for introducing desirable traits.

In the Development of New and Better Varieties of Plants