78. Goats and cattle are used in gene pharming because. A. they are the easiest farm animals to clone. B. the diagnostic and therapeutic proteins produced can be passed to humans who consume their meat. C. there are more of these two types of farm animals than other types. D. therapeutic and diagnostic proteins are produced in the milk of these animals and can be harvested for use. E. it is easier to create recombinant DNA in these two farm animals than it is in other types.
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