NEET Zoology Transgenic Animals Assertion Reason Question
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.
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
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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