Question

A genetic engineering laboratory produces some insects carrying a gene for insecticide resistance. By mistake, some of these genetically modified insects are released into the environment.
Analyze the consequences of this event.
A.
There might be an uncontrollable increase in the population of these insecticide resistant insects, causing a nuisance and economic loss.
B.
There might be an increase in the population of these insecticide resistant insects, which will be further useful for the experimentation.
C.
There might be a decrease in the population of these insects; they will not be able to survive in the outside environment and will be killed immediately.

Answer 1

There might be an uncontrollable increase in the population of these insecticide resistant insects, causing a nuisance and economic loss.

• Genetic engineering, often known as genetic alteration, is a technique that modifies an organism's DNA using technology developed in labs. This could entail altering a single base pair (A-T or C-G), erasing a section of DNA, or incorporating new DNA.
• The Insecticide Resistance Action Committee (IRAC) defines insecticide resistance as "a heritable change in a pest population's sensitivity that is evident in the recurring failure of a product to achieve the expected degree of control when used according to the label prescription for that pest."
• Insects that don't have the resistance genes perish when exposed to insecticides, allowing the ones that do to live and reproduce and generate more resistant insects.

Therefore, option A. is correct.

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