Zoology-Transgenic Animals

NEET Zoology Transgenic Animals Assertion Reason Question

Type: Assertion Reason-assertion-Hard-Class 12

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.

A

Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

B

Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

C

A is true but R is false.

D

A is false.

Correct Answer

Option B

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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