A Major Difference in the Production of Transgenic Bacteria,plants,and Animals

question 14

Multiple Choice

A major difference in the production of transgenic bacteria,plants,and animals is that

• A)transgenic bacteria do not pass on their genetic modification to offspring,while plants and animals do.
• B)transgenic animals require the use of host animals to carry the genetically modified embryo,while bacteria and plants do not require this.
• C)transgenic bacteria and plants receive genes from other species of organisms,while animals are only able to incorporate genes from their own species.
• D)transgenic animals are the most useful of the GMOs,while transgenic plants and bacteria are only created to perfect the techniques.
• E)transgenic bacteria,animals,and plants can only incorporate genes from their own species,so the process for each species differs from the process for any other species.

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