What is a transgenic organism? a. an organism that has had its entire genome sequenced b. an organism that has genes from another species c. an organism that does not use DNA to specify proteins d. an organism with multiple copies of the same gene e. an organism that has been DNA profiled

What is a transgenic organism? a. an organism that has had its entire genome sequenced b. an organism that has genes from another species c. an organism that does not use DNA to specify proteins d. an organism with multiple copies of the same gene e. an organism that has been DNA profiled

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What is a transgenic organism?

	a.	an organism that has had its entire genome sequenced
	b.	an organism that has genes from another species
	c.	an organism that does not use DNA to specify proteins
	d.	an organism with multiple copies of the same gene
	e.	an organism that has been DNA profiled

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