Question

In what way are the progeny of OX513A eendered bening in terms of their threat to humans?

Answer 1

The strain OX513A has been genetically modified to express a marker gene (red fluorescence) and a repressible lethal trait, resulting in a phenotype where male Aedes aegypti released with the genetic construct will pass on the lethal trait to both male and female offspring, causing them to die as larvae or pupae. No toxic proteins, plasmid backbone sequences, antibiotic resistance genes, insecticide genes or bacterial origins of replication have been introduced into the OX513A strain of mosquitoes.

Answer 2

The answer is: That the OX513A, the "super mosquito" will help stop the spread of dengue.

Explanation:

The use of this type of techniques, genetic modification or irradiation, can not only help reduce the number of insects that cause dengue, it could also be applied to other insects that cause vector-borne diseases, such as malaria or yellow fever .

The OX513A, the "super mosquito" will help slow the spread of dengue.

The answer is: That the OX513A, the "super mosquito" will help stop the spread of dengue.