Which of the following is the advantage of transgenic animals?

1. Vaccine safety

2. Study of disease 

3. Biological products

4. All of these

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Transgenic cow, Rosie, produced milk that contained:
1. interferons
2. interleukin
3. human alpha lactalbumin
4. angiotensin converting enzyme
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Over 95 % of all transgenic animals are:
1. Mice

2. Pigs

3. Sheep

4. Rabbits

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Which enzyme is being produced in transgenic sheep to provide a treatment for emphysema?
1. α – 1 antitrypsin 2. HMG CoA reductase
3. Glucocerebrosidase 4. α glucosidase
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Animals that have had their DNA manipulated to possess and express an extra gene are known as

1. Foreign animals

2. Superior animals

3. Transgenic animals

4. Elevated animals

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Rosie, the first transgenic cow, produced milk enriched with a human protein. Which of the following
statements about Rosie is MOST LIKELY true?
1. She had a modified gene that allowed her to produce human alpha-lactalbumin.
2. Her milk contained human growth hormone for therapeutic use.
3. She was created through traditional selective breeding techniques.
4. Her milk was unsuitable for human consumption due to the presence of foreign proteins.
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Many transgenic animals are designed to study how genes contribute to the development of disease? Which of the following is/are diseases for which transgenic models exit?

1 Cancer

2 Cystic fibrosis

3 Alzheimer's disease

4 All of these

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To test the safety of polio vaccine, the organisms used are transgenic :

1. Mice

2. Pigs

3. Monkey 

4. Cattle

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Genetic engineering has been successfully used for producing

1. Transgenic models for studying new treatments for certain cardiac diseases
2. Transgenic Cow-Rosie which produces high fat milk for making ghee
3. Animals like bulls for farm work as they have super power
4. Transgenic mice for testing safety of polio vaccine before use in humans
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What is the quantity of human protein in the milk produced by first transgenic cow?

1. 2.4 g/litre 2. 4.8 g/litre
3. 4.2 g/litre 4. 1.2 g/litre
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