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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