International Journal of Animal Biotechnology and Applications
Transgenic Animals: Methods and Applications
Abstract
Transgenic animals are those animals whose genetic makeup is altered by ingesting foreign genes into the genes of that animal in order to produce enhanced product. The process of inserting the gene of the desire to express that gene in the animal and then in its offspring by using recombinant DNA technology is termed as transgenesis. With this advancement it has become easier to use the process of transgenesis for various kinds of purposes such as in research areas, as protein extraction source for humans also in hormone production, at agricultural areas.Keywords
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