Knockout mouse
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title:
Knockout mouse
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A knockout mouse, or knock-out mouse, is a genetically modified mouse in which researchers have inactivated, or "knocked out", an existing gene by replacing it or disrupting it with an artificial piece of DNA. They are important animal models for studying the role of genes which have been sequenced but whose functions have not been determined. By causing a specific gene to be inactive in the mouse, and observing any differences from normal behaviour or physiology, researchers can infer its proba
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Genetically modified mouse used in gene research
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knockout_mouse
date created:
2003-05-28T13:11:14Z
date modified:
2024-09-11T15:09:23Z
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