NEET Zoology Transgenic Animals Assertion Reason Question
Assertion (A): Transgenic animals can be used to produce human proteins for therapeutic purposes.
Reason (R): Transgenic mice are developed for testing the safety of vaccines.
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
Both statements are true based on the NCERT context. Transgenic animals like mice are developed for vaccine testing, but this does not explain their use in producing human proteins.
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