Mice are appropriate choice for transgen...

Mice are appropriate choice for transgenic experiments.

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(1) Mice have short generation time.
(2) Mice can give rise to a large number of offsprings. A super ovulated mouse can yield 40 eggs.
(3) At one time, a pregnant femal mouse can carry up to 20 offsprings. (4) Reimplantation of embryo is easy in mice. Therefore mice are appropriate choice for transgenic experiments.

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