PATHOLOGY MCQ
GENETICS AND DISEASE
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Question
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Which term applies to an organism that contains more than one source of DNA?
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mutation
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translocation
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transgenic organism
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polymorphic organism
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Definition. Transgenic refers to an organism or cell whose genome has been altered by the introduction of one or more foreign DNA sequences from another species by artificial means.
Detailed explanation-2: -Transgenic organisms contain foreign DNA that has been introduced using biotechnology. Foreign DNA (the transgene) is defined here as DNA from another species, or else recombinant DNA from the same species that has been manipulated in the laboratory then reintroduced.
Detailed explanation-3: -A transgenic animal is one whose genome has been altered by the transfer of a gene or genes from another species or breed.
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