Pharming Refers to the Use of Transgenic Animals and Plants

Question

Pharming refers to the use of transgenic animals and plants to produce protein drugs, such as
A)the production of the blood factor antithrombin III in goat milk.
B)the production of factor VIII protein, the blood-clotting factor, by bacteria.
C)GM plants that have enhanced nutritional value.
D)a transgenic monkey model for Huntington disease.

Accepted Answer

Pharming involves producing pharmaceutical proteins in the milk, eggs, or blood of genetically modified animals, such as producing antithrombin III in goat milk, rather than using traditional cell cultures or bacteria.