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Breeding of crops with high levels of minerals vitamins and proteins called

A

somatic hybridisation

B

biofortification

C

biomagnification

D

micropropagation

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B
Biofertification differs from ordinary fortification because it focusses on making plant foods more nutritious as the plants are growing rather than nutrients added to the foods when they are being processed.
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