Transgenic Mouse Lines Are Useful for Studies of Human Disease

question 42

Multiple Choice

Transgenic mouse lines are useful for studies of human disease for all the following reasons EXCEPT

• A) Mice are physiologically similar to humans.
• B) New diseases can be induced in mice for which there is no human counterpart yet.
• C) They allow the study of polygenic disease.
• D) Technology advances have increased the ability to create mouse models of human disease.
• E) A large reservoir of potential models exists in spontaneous or induced mutant loci.

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