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defined:
A laboratory animal useful for medical research because it has specific characteristics that resemble a human disease or disorder. Scientists can create animal models, usually laboratory mice, by transferring new genes into them.
explained:
Listen to a detailed explanation. Dr. William Pavan, of the National Human Genome Research Institute's Laboratory of Genetic Disease Research, defines animal model.
relatedterms:
gene, deletion, mouse model, mutation, transgenic
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