Transgenic ________ Have Been Given Suicide Genes That Cause Them

question 39

Multiple Choice

Transgenic ________ have been given suicide genes that cause them to self-destruct when the job for which they are engineered has been accomplished.

• A)animals
• B)bacteria
• C)plants
• D)fungi
• E)All of the choices are correct.

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Definitions:

Uterus

The hollow organ within females in which the embryo and fetus develop.

Embryo

An early stage of development in multicellular organisms, in humans, it refers to the period from conception to the eighth week of pregnancy.

Fetus

A developing human from roughly eight weeks after conception until the time of birth, characterized by rapid growth and development of organs and structures.

Mutations

Changes in the DNA sequence of an organism's genome, which can lead to variations in physical traits or the development of diseases.