Why Would Goats and Cattle Be Used in Gene Pharming

question 21

Multiple Choice

Why would goats and cattle be used in gene pharming?

• A) Goats and cattle are the easiest farm animals to clone.
• B) Therapeutic and diagnostic proteins are produced in the milk of goats and cows and can be harvested for use.
• C) The diagnostic and therapeutic proteins produced can be passed to humans who consume their meat.
• D) There are more goats and cows than any other type of farm animal.
• E) It is easier to create recombinant DNA in these two farm animals than it is in other types.

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