Which Statement About Knockout Experiments Is False

question 52

Multiple Choice

Which statement about knockout experiments is false?

• A) They are a modern molecular approach to understanding the roles of specific genes in behavior.
• B) They begin with identified genes.
• C) The roles of specific genes are more clearly shown by breeding experiments than by knockout experiments.
• D) In knockout experiments, researchers disable specific genes and then examine the effects on behavioral phenotypes.
• E) If knocking out the activity of a gene changes the probability that the behavior is displayed, it is likely that the gene is involved in producing the behavior.

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