Starting from the wild mustard Brassica oleracea, breeders have created the strains known as Brussels sprouts, broccoli, kale, and cabbage. Therefore, which of the following statements is correct?

A) In this wild mustard, there is enough heritable variation to permit these different varieties.

B) Heritable variation is low in wild mustard—otherwise this wild strain would have different characteristics.

C) Natural selection is rare in wild populations of wild mustard.

D) In wild mustard, most of the variation is due to differences in soil or other aspects of the environment.

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Answer:

A) In this wild mustard, there is enough heritable variation to permit these different varieties.

Explanation:

Brussels sprouts, broccoli, kale, and cabbage were developed by breeders by the process of artificial selection of one or other genetic traits. The processes of natural and artificial selection require the presence of genetic variations in the population to act upon. Brassica oleracea had the variations such as overlapping leaves (for cabbage), storage stem (for kohlrabi), large axillary buds (for Brussels), etc. These strains of Brassica with desired genetic traits were selected and bred for several generations to produce the above-mentioned strains.

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