Which of the Following Is FALSE Regarding the Formation of Transgenic

question 2

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is FALSE regarding the formation of transgenic animals?

• A) If some cells of the embryo do not receive the introduced DNA, the result is an organism with cells of different genotypes; the organism is known as a chimera.
• B) DNA is usually inserted into eggs or embryos since totipotency is not characteristic of most animal cells.
• C) Homologous recombination occurs much more frequency than illegitimate recombination.
• D) Either integration of multiple copies of the transgene or position effect can lead to variability in the expression of the transgene.
• E) For a transgenic animal line to be produced from a chimera, the transgene must be carried by germ line or germ cells.

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