Zoology-Transgenic Animals

NEET Zoology Transgenic Animals Assertion Reason Question

Type: Assertion Reason-assertion-Medium-Class 12

Assertion (A): Transgenic animals are used to produce biological products like human protein-enriched milk. | Reason (R): Transgenic animals are engineered to contain genes that code for human proteins, enhancing the nutritional value of their products.

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 explains that transgenic animals can be engineered to produce human proteins, such as in the case of the transgenic cow Rosie producing human protein-enriched milk, making both the assertion and reason true with R explaining A.

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