The Advantage of Being Able to Clone the Gene for Human

question 40

Multiple Choice

The advantage of being able to clone the gene for human insulin is that

• A)cow,pig,or horse insulin cannot keep a diabetic alive for more than three months.
• B)human insulin is less likely to cause harmful side effects than cow,pig,or horse insulin.
• C)using human insulin increases the probability that,in the future,the person suffering from diabetes can be weaned from a dependence on insulin.
• D)there are too few cows,pigs,and horses to provide an adequate supply of their insulin.

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