A Researcher Wants to Create a Mouse Model for a Disease

question 33

Multiple Choice

A researcher wants to create a mouse model for a disease, to allow her team to study possible therapies.The disease is known to be caused by a small deletion that removes a certain gene.Which type of mouse would be the best choice for this purpose?

• A)Knockout mouse
• B)Knockin mouse
• C)Conditional knockout mouse activated by a drug
• D)Mutant derived by traditional forward genetics screen

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Definitions:

Inference Forms

Patterns of reasoning where specific statements lead logically to a conclusion.

MP

In logic, MP refers to Modus Ponens, a form of argument that if a conditional statement ('If P then Q') is accepted, and P is affirmed, then Q must also be affirmed.

MT

An abbreviation or shorthand for Modus Tollens, a logical argument form.

Inference Forms

Standard logical structures that outline the relationship between premises and conclusion, guiding the derivation of the latter from the former.