Through an intricate process of trial and error, they selected mutated seeds that (1)  _______ at higher elevations and (2)  ______ favorable characteristics such as larger cobs and kernels and better taste. By continuing to plant (3) ______ seeds, the Indians eventually produced a new, much larger species—maize—with dozens of varieties. In so doing, geneticist Nina V. Federoff has written, they achieved “arguably man’s first, and perhaps his greatest, feat of genetic engineering.”

Which of the following is the BEST fit in the First blank ?

Which of the following is the BEST fit in the Second blank ?

Which of the following is the BEST fit in the Third blank ?

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