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Genetic Engineering: Why Do Farmers Use Natural Selection?

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Natural Selection is a macroscopic tendency for genes, or particular combination of genes, that survive to persist in the future.
Mutation is a change in the DNA of a cell, which may be passed on to offspring if it is a germ line cell. Mutation in bacteria reproduces faster than in human. When the mutation occurs the DNA will be different. Therefore, the medication that is used to treat bacteria may not work because the bacteria are different.
Insect that is carrying mutation which is passed on to offspring to create more insects. Farmers used pesticide to harvest their crops or plants. The pesticide helps kill rootworms and other species that might harm the crops.
Farmers use natural selection and mutation to grow plants and a specific

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