Plants are more readily manipulated by genetic engineering than are animals because ________.
A) plant genes do not contain introns
B) more vectors are available for transferring recombinant DNA into plant cells
C) a somatic plant cell can often give rise to a complete plant
D) plant cells have larger nuclei

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A somatic plant cell can often give rise to a complete plant, which makes it easier to manipulate and observe the effects of genetic engineering on a whole organism level, unlike in animals where such direct development from a single cell to a complete organism is not possible.

Plants Are More Readily Manipulated by Genetic Engineering Than Are