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Biotechnology and its Applications — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYBiotechnology and its Applications2 Marks
Question
Mention any four benefits derived from transgenic animals.
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Answer

Benefits from transgenic animals:
  1. Transgenic animals are designed to study how genes are regulated and how they affect the normal functions and development of animal body.
  2. Medicines are produced from transgenic animals, e.g. alpha-1-antitrypsin.
  3. Transgenic animals are used to test vaccine safely before use in humans.
  4. Transgenic animals are designed to increase our understanding of how genes contribute to the development of diseases.

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