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What are animals welfare issue, associated with transgenic pigs for Xenotransplantation?

What are your thoughts about the genetic engineering of pigs for producing high quality ham or pork versus genetic engineering of pigs to produce replacement heart valves for humans? Discuss

Are there any ethical issues involved here? Discuss thoroughly.

Please cite your sources.

*************PLEASE ANSWER THIS ONLY IF YOU CAN ANSWER ALL OF THE QUESTIONS, PLEASE DO NOT JUST ANSWER 1 OR 2. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!*****************

1.) The chance that an individual in the United States will experience some form of cancer in his or her lifetime is

A) 1 in 3.

B) 1 in 10.

C) 1 in 25.

D) 1 in 1,000.

E) 1 in 10,000.

2) A DNA sequence that can be read the same backward and forward is called a(n)

A) repetitive code.

B) palindrome.

C) plasmid sequence.

D) DNA fingerprint.

E) exon.

3.) Organisms that can contain genes introduced from other species are referred to as

A) bacteria.

B) plasmids.

C) manipulated.

D) genomic.

E) transgenic

4.) Prior to genetic engineering, insulin for humans with insulin-dependent diabetes was extracted from pigs and cattle. Presently insulin is produced by transgenic

A) humans.

B) chickens.

C) viruses.

D) bacteria.

E) monkeys.

5.) Which one of the following human proteins, produced by transgenic bacteria, is used to prevent or break down blood clots?

A) insulin

B) tissue plasminogen activator

C) erythropoietin

D) growth hormone

E) factor VIII

6.) The first successful treatment of a human genetic disorder through gene therapy was with a disorder known as:

A) severe combined immunodeficiency disease.

B) diabetes mellitus.

C) human dwarfism.

D) hemophilia.

E) acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

7.) Which one of the following carcinogens accounts for 30% of all cancer deaths?

A) environmental chemicals (e.g., asbestos, pesticides, soot, coal tar)

B) tobacco smoke

C) ultraviolet light

D) ionizing radiation (X rays)

E) radon gas

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