Question

Which mechanism allows a plant virus to eventually evade a resistant plant variety's defence, occurring when the virus population accumulates mutations in the specific viral gene recognised by the plant's resistance (

  • R gene, giving rise to a new viral strain capable of overcoming that particular resistance?
A Cross protection
B Systemic acquired resistance
C Seed transmission
D Resistance-breaking (virus strain evolution)
E Vector specificity
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