Pharming Refers to the Use of Transgenic Animals and Plants

question 4

Multiple Choice

Pharming refers to the use of transgenic animals and plants to produce protein drugs, such as

• A)the production of the blood factor antithrombin III in goat milk.
• B)the production of factor VIII protein, the blood-clotting factor, by bacteria.
• C)GM plants that have enhanced nutritional value.
• D)a transgenic monkey model for Huntington disease.

---

Definitions:

César Chávez

César Chávez was an influential Latino American labor leader and civil rights activist who co-founded the United Farm Workers union, striving for better working conditions for farmworkers in the United States.

Fair Treatment

The equitable and just manner in which individuals or groups are dealt with, ensuring fairness in opportunities, resources, and respect regardless of personal characteristics.

Civil Rights Organizers

Individuals or groups actively involved in the campaign for the legal and social equality of all people, particularly in the context of eliminating racial discrimination.

Felony Convictions

Legal judgments where an individual is found guilty of a felony, a serious crime traditionally punishable by death or incarceration for more than one year.