How is a biotechnology in farming different from selecting crops with the most desirable properties?

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Genetic modification of plants is more extreme than selecting characteristics.

Genetic modification of plants is more extreme than selecting characteristics.

Biotechnological approaches are applied mostly in international farming.

Biotechnological approaches are applied mostly in international farming.

Biotechnology isolates and alters specific genes in a plant.

Biotechnology isolates and alters specific genes in a plant.

Biotechnology only involves the process of improving plant soil.

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The correct response is:

Biotechnology isolates and alters specific genes in a plant.

This option highlights the distinction between traditional crop selection, which involves choosing plants with desirable traits based on observable characteristics, and biotechnology, which allows for the direct alteration of specific genes within a plant to achieve desired traits.