Transgenic animals are produced for which of the following purposes?
I. To study the normal physiology and development
II. To study diseases
III. To obtain useful biological products
IV. To test the vaccine safety
V. To test the chemical safety
Which of the above statements are correct?
I, II and III
II, III and IV
I, II, III and V
I, II, III, IV and V
Related Questions
Transgenic animals are used as model organisms to study human diseases. Which aspect makes them suitable for this purpose?
They have shorter lifespans than humans.
They are easier to maintain in laboratory settings than humans.
They can be genetically modified to mimic human disease conditions.
They are ethically less concerning to experiment on than humans.
A) The milk of transgenic cow, Rosie was nutritionally more balanced then normal cow milkR) Antitrypsin is a biological produced by transgenic animals
A and R are correct R is correct explanation for A
A and R are correct, but R is not correct explanation for A
A and R is correct, R is incorrect
A and R are incorrect
What is the term for the process of introducing a foreign gene into an organism?
Transgenesis
Cloning
Hybridization
Mutation
Knockout mice lacking the gene for PrP (prion protein cellular form) are resistant to prion diseases. What can be directly concluded from this observation?
PrP is sufficient to cause prion diseases.
PrP is the infectious agent in prion diseases.
PrP is necessary for the development of prion diseases.
The absence of PrP enhances the immune response against prions.
Rosie the cow was a transgenic animal produced by which technique?
Retroviral infection
Biolistic gene transfer
Microinjection
Embryonic stem cell transfer
Transgenic plants are
Produced by a somatic embryo in artificial medium
Generated by introducing foreign DNA into a cell and regenerating a plant from that cell
Produced after protoplast fusion in artificial medium
Grown in artificial medium after hybridization in the field
Transgenic organisms are used
To produce biological produce
To study disease
To test vaccine safety
All of these
Consider the following statements
I. Transgenic animals are more sensitive to the toxic substance than non-transgenic animals
II. Useful biological products can be produced by introducing into transgenic animals the portion of DNA which codes for a particular product
III. Brazzein is a protein produced by a west African plant, Pentadiplandra brazzeana which is approximately 2000 time as sweet as sugar
Which of the statements are given above are correct?
I, II and III
I and II
I and III
None of these
Today, transgenic models have been developed for many human diseases, which includes
I. rheumatoid arthritis II. Alzheimer’s disease
III. cancer IV. Cystic fibrosis
Choose the correct option
I and II
II and IV
I, II and IV
I, II, III and IV
Animals whose DNA is manipulated to possess and express an extra (foreign) gene are known as
Transgenic animal
Hybrid animal
Transversion animal
All of these
