What is the likely advantage of growing a genetically modified variety of corn that possesses its own pesticide?
A: the shelf life and sale of corn would increase
B: it is more efficient and economical to grow this variety
C: When consumed it offers more nutrients than the regular variety
D: When consumed it improves the quality of life of people with genetic disorders
Please help!

Likely, B is the expected answer.

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As one who has suffered health problems for more than 40 years due to the desire of certain chemical industries to make money by polluting my food, I can barely remain civil when discussing genetic modification. Plants with built-in pesticides are bad news on so many levels it would take a library of books to discuss them all. What, after all, is the benefit of efficiently producing poison?

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VestaHofman VestaHofman · Answer 2 · 2019-05-13T12:02:49+02:00

Answer: B: it is more efficient and economical to grow this variety

Explanation:

The genetic engineering is the process of manipulation of the genome of the organism in order to remove diseases and disorders, introduction of traits which can improve the quality of the organism.

According to the given situation, if the corn species is genetically modified such that it can possess it's own pesticide. This will reduce the cost of using pesticides in the field also the crops will remain disease free, healthy and useful for consumption. Therefore, B: it is more efficient and economical to grow this variety is the correct option.