Question

Highlight any four advantages of genetically modified or transgenic animals.

Answer 1

•Transgenic animals can be used as a model system to study diseases.

•They are useful in the production of vaccines.

•For toxicity testing

•Transgenic animals that produce useful biological products can be created by the introduction of the portion of DNA or genes that code for a particular product such as human protein (alpha-1-antitrypsin) which is used to treat emphysema.