Which hypothetical treatment would likely enable an insect larva to resist canavanine?
A) Hormonal treatment to delay metamorphosis
B) Hormonal treatment to accelerate metamorphosis
C) RNA interference to stop production of improper proteins
D) Genetic engineering to add an enzyme enabling its tRNA to distinguish between arginine and canavanine
E) Genetic engineering to add an enzyme enabling its tRNA to distinguish between lecuine and canavanine

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Genetic engineering to add an enzyme enabling its tRNA to distinguish between arginine and canavanine would be the most effective hypothetical treatment to enable an insect larva to resist canavanine. Canavanine is a structural analog of arginine and can be mistakenly incorporated into proteins in place of arginine. By adding an enzyme that allows the tRNA to distinguish between the two, the insect larva can better control the incorporation of canavanine into its proteins.

Which Hypothetical Treatment Would Likely Enable an Insect Larva to Resist