Question

Why are Transgenic mice used?

Answer 1

Transgenic mice:

1. Transgenic animals or genetically modified animals, are the animals that are produced by the manipulation of the DNA of the animals.
2. Transgenic rats, rabbits, pigs, sheep, cows, and fish have been produced.
3. 95% of the transgenic species are mice.
4. Transgenic mice are used for studying the function of the genes.
5. They are also used for creating models to study various human diseases such as cancer, obesity, heart diseases, etc.
6. The use of transgenic mice is popular because their genome is the same as a human.