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Animals that have had their DNA manipula...

Animals that have had their DNA manipulated to possess and express a foreign are called

A

transgenic animals

B

somatic hybrids

C

somaclones

D

super animals

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The animals which carry foreign genes are called transgenic animals. The foreign genes inserted into the genome of the animal using recombinant DNA technology are called transgenes.
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