You are a botanist who is immersed in your attempt to increase a certain property in your plant of study.To that end,you induce a mutation that doubles the amount of vascular cambium (a type of meristem)in your plant.Assuming this brings the desired effect,what exactly was the property that you sought to increase?
A)production of new growth at the tip of stems
B)production of secondary xylem and phloem
C)production of only xylem to make wood
D)production of bark only
E)production of new leaves

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The vascular cambium is the type of meristem responsible for the production of secondary xylem and phloem, which increases the girth of the stem or root. Therefore, inducing a mutation that doubles the amount of vascular cambium would likely increase the production of secondary xylem and phloem, which is the property the botanist sought to increase.

You Are a Botanist Who Is Immersed in Your Attempt