Why Are Conditional Knockout Animals Desirable

question 12

Multiple Choice

Why are conditional knockout animals desirable?

• A)genes that are essential for development can be deleted in the adult.
• B)animal cell lines with deletions can be created.
• C)they are easier to create than standard knockout animals.
• D)the mutations they create are more stable than those created by standard knockout techniques.

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