A promising biological method for insect controlinvolves the release of insects that could interferewith the fertility of the normal resident insects. Oneapproach is to introduce sterile males to compete withthe resident fertile males for matings. A disadvantageof this strategy is that the irradiated sterile males arenot very robust and can have problems competingwith the fertile males. An alternate approach that iscurrently being tried is to release laboratory-rearedinsects that are homozygous for several translocations.Explain how this strategy will work. Be sure to mention which insects will be sterile.

A promising biological method for insect controlinvolves the release of insects that could interferewith the fertility of the normal resident insects. Oneapproach is to introduce sterile males to compete withthe resident fertile males for matings. A disadvantageof this strategy is that the irradiated sterile males arenot very robust and can have problems competingwith the fertile males. An alternate approach that iscurrently being tried is to release laboratory-rearedinsects that are homozygous for several translocations.Explain how this strategy will work. Be sure to mention which insects will be sterile.

Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)

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Author:Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan

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Chapter11: Meiosis: The Cellular Basis Of Sexual Reproduction

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