Identify the process that enables cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, kale, kohlrabi and Brussels sprouts to be produced from a common wild mustard plant.

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11. Identify the process that enables cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, kale, kohlrabi and Brussels sprouts to be produced from a common wild mustard plant.

12. Describe the process humans took to "transform" natural variations of the common wild mustard plant into the 6 vegetables shown above. 

Selection for
terminal buds
Selection for
flower clusters
Cauliflower
Cabbage
Brassica oleracea
(a common
wild mustard)
Selection for
lateral buds
Selection for
stems and flowers
Broccoli
Brussels sprouts
Selection for stem
Selection for leaves
Kohlrabi
Kale
Transcribed Image Text:Selection for terminal buds Selection for flower clusters Cauliflower Cabbage Brassica oleracea (a common wild mustard) Selection for lateral buds Selection for stems and flowers Broccoli Brussels sprouts Selection for stem Selection for leaves Kohlrabi Kale
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