Question

With respect to understanding diseases, discuss the importanceof transgenic animal models.

Answer 1

Transgenic animal model:
Genetically engineered animals, which are used for the functional assessment of specific genes, chemicals or various proteins in health and disease, are referred to as transgenic animal models.

Importance of transgenic animal models:

Importance of transgenic animal models are as follows:

• Transgenic mice are widely used as disease models.
• They are used in the study of diseases such as cystic fibrosis,Alzheimer’s diseases, cancer etc.
• It helps us to develop better treatment procedures.