If We Were to Apply the Most Recent Technique Used

question 22

Multiple Choice

If we were to apply the most recent technique used to fight potato late blight to the fight against the malarial infection of humans, then we would

• A) increase the dosage of the least-expensive antimalarial drug administered to humans.
• B) increase the dosage of the most common pesticide used to kill Anopheles mosquitoes.
• C) introduce a predator of the malarial parasite into infected humans.
• D) use a "cocktail" of at least three different pesticides against Anopheles mosquitoes.
• E) insert genes from a Plasmodium-resistant strain of mosquito into Anopheles mosquitoes.

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Definitions:

R or S Configuration

A system for denoting the absolute configuration of chiral centers in molecules by their spatial arrangement.

Configurational Label

A notation used in chemistry to describe the spatial arrangement of atoms within molecules that cannot be changed without breaking chemical bonds.

Chiral Carbon

A carbon atom attached to four different groups, providing a molecule with a non-superposable mirror image.

Asymmetric Carbon

A carbon atom bonded to four different groups, creating a chiral center and potentially optical activity in the molecule.