Zoology-Transgenic Animals

NEET Zoology Transgenic Animals Assertion Reason Question

Type: Assertion Reason-assertion-Hard-Class 12

Assertion (A): Transgenic animals can be engineered to produce human proteins for therapeutic use. | Reason (R): Transgenic cows have been developed to produce milk enriched with human proteins, which can be more nutritionally balanced for human infants.

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 A

Detailed Explanation

The NCERT context states that transgenic animals, such as the cow Rosie, can produce human protein-enriched milk, illustrating that transgenic animals can indeed be engineered to produce human proteins for therapeutic purposes.

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