Production Of Transgenic Animals Notes. Transfer of genes for herbicide tolerance This document is highly rated by biotechnology engineering (bt) students and has been viewed 1126 times.
Transgenic animals are those that have been genetically modified. Transgenic animals have the potential of agricultural applications like improved growth rate and carcass composition, improved resistance to disease, increased milk yield, improved wool production. The foreign genes “must be transmitted through the germ line, so that every cell, including germ cells, of the animal contain the same modified genetic material.”26 (germ.
Incorporation of genes of a particular product into transgenics will result in the production of that biological product.
Steps involved in the production of transgenic plants 6. Some important examples of transgenic animals are as follows: The main principle in the production of transgenic animals is the introduction of a foreign gene or genes into an animal (the inserted genes are called transgenes).the foreign genes must be transmitted through the germ line, so that every cell, including germ cells, of the animal contains the same modified genetic material 18. The production of transgenic plants are described below.
