An alternative to the use of insecticides to combat the Mediterranean fruit fly is the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT). SIT involves the sterilization of male insects by radiation, which prevents the formation of functional male gametes. When these male insects mate with female insects of the same species, the result would be that:_______.
a) only female offspring would be produced.
b) no offspring would be produced.
c) the offspring would have a reduced number of chromosomes.
d) the offspring would no longer be sterile.