Gene-for-gene resistance refers to
A) a nonspecific response of the plant to a pathogen.
B) the ability of a plant to defend itself against a specific strain of a pathogen.
C) the presence of an allele in the plant that corresponds to that in the pathogen.
D) the interaction among R genes of the pathogen and Avr genes of the plant.
E) the interaction among R genes of the plant and Avr genes of the pathogen.
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