What is one advantage of using transgenic plant cells to produce human proteins for hormone replacement therapy?

a. Transgenic plants produce lower protein yields than transgenic animals.
b. Transgenic plants produce higher protein yields than transgenic animals.
c. Plant cells are less expensive to grow than other cell types
d. Transgenic animals cannot produce human proteins.
e. HIV is spread through proteins harvested from transgenic animals.


c

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