Transgenic Organisms Can Help Clarify Which Gene May Be Responsible

question 11

Multiple Choice

Transgenic organisms can help clarify which gene may be responsible for a particular phenotype since

• A)individuals with the phenotype frequently carry other mutations as well.
• B)the genes that cause disease are always dominant.
• C)the genes that cause diseases are always recessive.
• D)strains used to create transgenic organisms carry no mutatins all their genes are wild-type.

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