Scientists genetically engineered Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes. What were the characteristics of engineered mosquitoes that drove the lab population to extinction? (HINT: There are 2 correct answers.)Group of answer choicesMales could never be mutation carriers.Females with one copy of the mutation could not reproduce.Males were mutation carriersFemales with two copies of the mutation could not reproduce.
Assuming that the mutation is a sex linked trait, males will always be affected and could never be carriers, and only females with two copies are affected.