Biology · Plant Pathology

Certain plant species produce cyanogenic glycosides to protect themselves from pathogens. A researcher has identified a variant of such a plant that has higher levels of cyanogenic glycosides, yet it is highly susceptible to a specific fungal pathogen. To interpret this counter-intuitive observation, the researcher hypothesizes that the fungal pathogen has higher levels of: A. β-glucosidase activity B. formamide hydrolyase activity C. cytochrome P-450 enzyme D. cyanide-resistant, alternative oxidase activity Which one of the following combinations of the above hypotheses is correct?

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B and D

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