Suppose You Were in a Laboratory Engaged in Genetically Modifying

Multiple Choice

Suppose you were in a laboratory engaged in genetically modifying a plant to increase the size of its fruit (its carpels) . Assuming that MADS box genes play the same floral organ-identity roles in this plant that they do in Arabidopsis, _______ the domain of expression of gene _______ would most likely yield an increase in fruit size.

A) increasing; A
B) decreasing; A
C) increasing; B
D) decreasing; B
E) decreasing; C