HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY
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Question
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Animal biotechnology can be useful to humans through xenotransplantation, which involves:
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Fertilizing animals in such a way that they have multiple births.
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Growing human proteins, such as insulin, in animals.
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Using animal genes in humans to improve human resistance to disease.
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Using animal organs in human transplants.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Since the 1990’s, pigs have been the animal of choice for xenotransplantation research for several reasons: Pig organs (particularly kidney and heart) function very similarly to human kidneys and hearts.
Detailed explanation-2: -Xenotransplantation is the attempt to use living biological material from nonhuman animal species in humans for therapeutic purposes. Clinical trials and preclinical studies have suggested that living cells and tissue from other species have the potential to be used in humans to ameliorate disease.
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