The polio mouse was the first example of a/an __________ animal created as a model system for a human disease.

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The term "transgenic" refers to an organism that has had a foreign gene inserted into its genome, making it capable of expressing that gene. The polio mouse was created by inserting the human poliovirus receptor gene into a mouse, creating a model system for studying the effects of the virus on human cells. Therefore, the answer is A, transgenic. The other answer choices (oncogenic, infective, transfer vector, and transgene) are not applicable to the polio mouse.

The Polio Mouse Was the First Example of A/an __________