Research using transgenic animal models of neurodegenerative diseases not only helps scientists understand the

disorders, but also may lead to _____.
a. new vaccines
b. Drosophila genome sequencing projects
c. discovery of the environmental causes of schizophrenia
d. identification of the mutant gene that causes Huntington disease


e. new drugs and treatments


e

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