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Plant biologists have developed an antisense gene that retards ripening in tomatoes, greatly extending the shelf life of the fruit. What might such a gene code for

A

A gene for a hormone that slows fruit ripening

B

A complementary mRNA that would pair with and block the translation of mRNA for the fruit ripening enzyme

C

A gene for a transcription factor that would block the transcription of the fruit-ripening gene

D

A mutated version of the ripening gene that would not promote ripening

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