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Which best describes a transgenic organism ? One that act as the donor for DNA to be moved into another organism One produced by cloning a mutant cell One that contains a foreign gene and is free- living in the environment Any genetically modified organism- resulting from laboratory research

Transgenic animals are extensively used for all the following procedures except Bioremediation Chemical safety Vaccine safety Toxicity test

Transgenic mice carry a foreign gene a. only in their germ line cells. b. only in their somatic cells. c. in some cells (both germ line and somatic) but not in others—transgenic mice are chimeras. d. in all of their cells.

Which best describes a transgenic organism? A. One that act as the donor for the DNA to be moved into another organism B. One produced by cloning a mutant cell C. One that contains a foreign gene and is free-living in the environment D. Any genetically modified organism – resulting from laboratory research

Which of the following best defines the term transgenic animal? A) an animal that is the first of its kind to bear a particular allele B) an animal in which a genetic defect has been corrected using recombinant DNA therapy C) an animal containing a gene from a another species D) an animal containing genes … Read more

What is the difference between a knockout animal and a transgenic animal?

How can it be verified that an animal is a transgenic organism?

Transgenic animals have been used to create animal models for which of the following?

What is the first step in producing a transgenic animal?

Which of the following approaches is not used to create a transgenic animal? Pronuclear microinjection Retrovirus-mediated transgenesis Sperm-mediated DNA transfer Embryo twinning Transfection of ES cells