Pretend you are trying to establish a specific species ofmosquito as a model organism in order to design more effectivepesticides. After sequencing the genome of Culiseta longiareolata,you uncover a gene that has a 54% sequence similarity to the oskargene in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. To begin determiningif the oskar-like gene in the mosquito has a similar function toits potential homolog in the fruit fly, you’ve decided to firsttest if the oskar-like gene is a morphogen. How would you begintesting whether oskar-like is a morphogen? In your response, besure to include which technique(s) you would use and your predictedresult(s).
