Pharming refers to the use of transgenic animals and plants to produce protein drugs, such as
A) the production of the blood factor antithrombin III in goat milk.
B) the production of factor VIII protein, the blood-clotting factor, by bacteria.
C) GM plants that have enhanced nutritional value.
D) a transgenic monkey model for Huntington disease.
A) the production of the blood factor antithrombin III in goat milk.
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A. have the highest vascular plant species richness and ?3 unique ecosystems. B. have the greatest number of species that have lost >50% of their original range. C. contain ?10% of the world's vascular plant species and have lost >50% of their original range. D. have ?1500 endemic plant species and have lost ?70% of the original habitat.
Which of the following is an advantage of the human circulatory system over the circulatory system of tarantulas?
a. The human system functions under lower pressure. b. The human system requires less energy to operate. c. The human system allows direct contact between tissues and blood. d. The human system can direct the relative amount of flow of blood to different organs. e. The human system permits more rapid exchange of gases between respiratory pigment and tissues.
What salt-tolerant woody plants have prop roots that help the plant stay upright in soft sediments?
a. wetlands b. tide pools c. cordgrass d. mangroves
e. tidal flatsLipid A is a component of
A) the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria. B) plant cell walls. C) cytoplasmic membranes. D) Gram-positive bacterial membranes. E) bacterial glycocalyces.