Transgenic Animals Applications And Examples
Transgenic animals, i.e., engineered to carry genes from other species, have the potential to improve human welfare,although there are many ethical issues surrounding transgenesis, this presentation focuses on its applications in agriculture, medicine, and industry.
Transgenic animals applications and examples. Applications in agriculture and the pharmaceutical industry. Costantini, in brenner's encyclopedia of genetics (second edition), 2001. Dolly the sheep was the first mammal to be cloned from an adult cell.
Transgenic animals may better serve as important models in translating basic science breakthroughs into potential clinical applications. Foreign genes are inserted into the germ line of the animal, so it can be transmitted to the progeny. This article throws light upon the six applications of transgenic plants.
After injecting the dna, the embryo is implanted into the uterus of receptive females. Examples of animal biotechnology include creating transgenic animals (animals with one or more genes introduced by human intervention), using gene knock out technology to make animals with a. Then common misconceptions will be addressed, and the ethics of transgenic animal creation will be discussed.
Transgenic animals and their application in medicine (1) resistance to biotic stresses (2) resistance to abiotic stresses (3) improvement of crop yield and quality (4) transgenic plants with improved nutrition(5) commercial transgenic crop plants and (6) transgenic plants as bioreactors. Milk, blood, urine, and other tissues.
The transgenic fish are being promoted as the first marketable transgenic animals for human consumption. Chapter two describes the applications of transgenic technology. This report aims to provide the information on transgenic animals that is needed for readers to draw their own conclusions on this topic.
These animals should eventually prove to be valuable sources of proteins for human therapy. By, damaris benny daniel ii msc. Transgenesis is the process by which mixing up of genes takes place.