Gene knockouts in mice can be useful because
A. they can be used to develop models of human disease
B. they identify DNA binding proteins
C. they limit mRNA production both from the knockout as well as the normal allele in diploids.
D. only genes that are actively transcribed in the embryo are susceptible to being knocked out.
A
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