Which is a transgenic organism?

A) a fern grown from a single fern root cell
B) a rat that has had rabbit hemoglobin genes added to its genome
C) a cow that has been fed pig growth hormone in its food
D) a human given a corrected human blood-clotting gene


Answer: B

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