Conditional knock- out organisms provide which advantage over full knock- out organisms?
A)They allow scientists to render the organism unconscious at any time.
B)They allow scientists to turn the gene off at any time during the organism's development.
C)They allow scientists to study genome size.
D)They allow scientists to turn on the gene at any time during the organism's development.

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Conditional knock-out organisms allow scientists to turn off the gene at any time during the organism's development, while still allowing the organism to survive and develop normally until the gene is turned off. This allows for a more nuanced understanding of the gene's function and the effects of its absence at different stages of development, compared to full knock-out organisms which are completely lacking the gene from the start.

Conditional Knock- Out Organisms Provide Which Advantage Over Full Knock-