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A transgenic mouse that has the one specific desired gene disrupted is called


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knock out mice

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clone

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chimera

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surrogate

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The correct option is A

knock out mice


Transgenic animals are animals (most commonly mice) that have had a foreign gene deliberately inserted into their genome.

A knockout mouse or knock-out mouse is a genetically modified mouse (Mus musculus) in which researchers have inactivated, or "knocked out", an existing gene by replacing it or disrupting it with an artificial piece of DNA.

A clone of a mouse is a mouse that is genetically identical to an original mouse.

A chimeric mouse is one that has cells which are genetically different or distinct from each other.


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