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Benefits of transgenic animals
(i) Normal physiology and development : Transgenic animals are used to study how genes are regulated and how they affect the normal body functions and its development.
(ii) Study of disease : Transgenic animals help for investigation of new treatments for human diseases.
Ex: Transgenic models for many human diseases such as cancer, cystic fibrosis, rheumatoid arthritis and Alzheimer.s.
(iii) Biological products : Some medicines contain biological products but they are often expensive. Transgenic animals are used to produce useful biological products by introducing genes which codes for a particular product.
Ex: Human protein used to treat empbysema products for treatment of Phenylketonuria and cystic fibrosis.
(iv) Vaccine safety testing : Transgenic mice are used to test the safety of vaccines before they are used on humans. Transgenic mice are used to test the safety of the polio vaccine.
(v) Chemical safety testing : Transgenic animals are made to carry genes which make them more sensitive to toxic substaneces. They are exposed to the toxic substances and the effects studied.
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