To fight the recent outbreak of Zika virus in the Americas,scientists took advantage of_______ to force a gene to be passed on to progeny that resulted in short- lived offspring that did not reach maturity.
A)DNA vaccines
B)gene drive
C)selective breeding
D)CRISPR- Cas

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The method described in the statement is gene drive, which involves using CRISPR-Cas or other techniques to force a gene to be passed on to future generations. In this case, the gene caused offspring to die before reaching maturity, which could help reduce the population of Zika-carrying mosquitoes. DNA vaccines and selective breeding are not described in the statement as being used to combat Zika.

To Fight the Recent Outbreak of Zika Virus in the Americas,scientists