Which of the following would be considered a transgenic organism? A. a human whose human blood-clotting gene was silenced B. a fern grown in cell culture from a single fern root cell C. a rat with rabbit hemoglobin genes

Which of the following would be considered a transgenic organism? A. a human whose human blood-clotting gene was silenced B. a fern grown in cell culture from a single fern root cell C. a rat with rabbit hemoglobin genes

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Concepts of Biology

1st Edition

ISBN:9781938168116

Author:Samantha Fowler, Rebecca Roush, James Wise

Publisher:Samantha Fowler, Rebecca Roush, James Wise

Chapter10: Biotechnology

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 6RQ: What is the role of Agrobacterium tumefaciens in the production of transgenic plants? a. Genes from...

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