The value of inserting human genes suspected of

causing Alzheimer disease into mice is to
a. make mice act more human.
b. make antibodies, which can be injected into
suffering patients.
c. develop mice that can serve as models for study
of this condition.
d. use the mice for production of a vaccine for the
disease.
e. accomplish all of these.


Answer: c

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