Transgenic Animals

question 26

Multiple Choice

Transgenic animals

• A)can be engineered to become factories for manufacturing proteins.
• B)are often obtained from germ line engineering.
• C)will pass the genes on to their offspring.
• D)commonly include mice.
• E)All of the choices are correct.

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Definitions:

Lewis Structures

Diagrams that represent the bonding between atoms of a molecule and the lone pairs of electrons that may exist in the molecule.

Molecular Formula

A notation that uses chemical symbols and numerical subscripts to represent the types and quantities of atoms in a molecule.

Valence

The combining capacity of an element or particle, often determined by the number of electrons that an atom can share, gain, or lose.

Formal Charge

A concept in chemistry that represents the charge assigned to an atom in a molecule, assuming that electrons in all chemical bonds are shared equally between atoms, irrespective of electronegativity.