The scientist's most likely response would be: No, because a person’s genome comes only from the sex cells of parents. This is the most accurate explanation as human DNA is inherited through the genetic material from the parents and does not incorporate DNA from consumed plants or animals into the human genome.
A consumer asked a genetic scientist whether genes from a genetically modified food plant could possibly cause harm by incorporating themselves into human DNA. What was the scientist’s most likely response? (SC.912.L.16.10) * 1 point No, because a person’s genome comes only from the sex cells of parents. No, because genetically modified DNA can never be passed to offspring. Too little is known about genetic engineering to be able to answer that question. No, because humans have always consumed plant and animal DNA with no ill effects.
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