NEET Zoology Transgenic Animals Assertion Reason Question
Assertion (A): Transgenic animals can be used to produce human proteins for therapeutic purposes.
Reason (R): Transgenic animals are genetically modified to carry genes that code for human proteins.
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
A is true but R is false.
A is false.
Correct Answer
Detailed Explanation
Transgenic animals can produce human proteins by introducing specific genes coding for these proteins, such as α-1-antitrypsin for treating emphysema, thus R explains A.
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