A potato genetically engineered to produce antigens from theE. coli bacteria as a treatment for diarrhea in developing countries is an example of an intragenic organism.

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This potato is an example of a transgenic organism because it has been genetically engineered to contain genes from another species (E. coli bacteria), which is not a characteristic of intragenic organisms. Intragenic organisms are modified using genetic material from the same species or a closely related one.

A Potato Genetically Engineered to Produce Antigens from TheE