If you resection the lower spinal cord of a cat such that the nerves to the hind legs are isolated from the brain, and the cat is still able to walk on a treadmill, you have demonstrated that motor commands must have originated in the lower portion of the spinal cord. This is evidence for the existence of .

Central pattern generators

Explanation:

A central pattern generator (CPG) is a neuronal circuit consisting of neurons localized in the spinal cord capable of producing rhythmic outputs. CPGs are able to produce rhythmic movements even when the spinal cord is separated from the brain and sensory organs. CPGs are the main components of motor functions including, among others, breathing, flying, chewing, walking, swimming, etc. These neural circuits have been discovered in almost all vertebrates studied to date.

the last one: artificial selection/genetic engineering

plant breeding is modifying the genetic composition of the plant - but this isn't cloning (which is specifically introducing a gene into a genome). but you are artificially selecting for the phenotype that you want.

the second one is literally genetic engineering - the gene would have been cloned first and then inserted or genetically engineered into the new plant cell (the cotton).