2. Female mosquitoes spread diseases when they bite humans to obtain
blood. It is only the females that do the biting. Research is being conducted
to alter the DNA of male mosquitoes. These altered males could then mate
with normal female mosquitoes. All of the resulting female offspring would
have wing defects that prevent them from flying.
The method used to alter the male mosquitoes is an example of an
application of
* 1 point
A) a feedback mechanism
B) selective breeding
C) physiology
D) genie engineering
