Honeybees can detect a variety of odorants through olfactory receptors on their antennae.You genetically engineer a receptor to be gated by the explosive chemical TNT,and use a transgene to express the receptor in honeybee olfactory neurons.What would this provide to the bee?
A)the ability to taste TNT
B)it would have no effect
C)the ability to smell TNT
D)the ability to collect TNT molecules
E)the ability to see TNT

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By expressing the engineered receptor in the honeybee's olfactory neurons, the bee would gain the ability to detect TNT molecules through smell.

Honeybees Can Detect a Variety of Odorants Through Olfactory Receptors