A fruit grower is aiming to produce a new fig tree that is resistant to disease and has more tasty fruit. She cross-pollinates two fig trees and plants the seeds obtained. From the seedlings, she selects the strongest plant and then takes cuttings from it. These cuttings develop into trees that are genetically identical to the selected plant. Which processes are involved?
- Aselective breeding, involving sexual reproduction followed by asexual reproduction
- Bnatural selection involving selection of individuals best adapted to the environment
- Csexual reproduction resulting in natural selection
- Dasexual reproduction resulting in selective breeding