Campbell Biology: Concepts & Connections (8th Edition)
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Author: Jane B. Reece, Martha R. Taylor, Eric J. Simon, Jean L. Dickey, Kelly A. Hogan
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Chapter 12, Problem 2TYK
Which of the following would be considered a transgenic organism?
a. a bacterium that has received genes via conjugation
b. a human given a corrected human blood-clotting gene
c. a fern grown in cell culture from a single fern root cell
d. a rat with rabbit hemoglobin genes
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Campbell Biology: Concepts & Connections (8th Edition)
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