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Transgenic animals are created to carry and express a foreign gene for several purposes. Which of the following best describes one such use?

Answer: To study how genes regulate normal development and disease.

  • A To remove all their natural genes
  • B To make the animals grow rapidly without needing any food
  • C To study how genes regulate normal development and disease
  • D To make them unable to reproduce

Correct answer: C. To study how genes regulate normal development and disease

Explanation: Transgenic animals are used to study gene regulation and its effect on body functions, to model human diseases, and to produce useful biological products, among other applications.

Concept context

GM crops, transgenic animals, gene therapy, molecular diagnostics, and bioethics. Frequent 2–3 mark questions in NEET.

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