To create a transgenic organism,the researcher
A) introduces foreign DNA into a gamete or fertilized ovum.
B) injects a gene of interest into a somatic cell.
C) injects a gene of interest into several somatic cells.
D) introduces foreign DNA into somatic cells in culture and transplants them.
E) uses site directed mutagenesis on the adult.

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To create a transgenic organism, foreign DNA must be introduced into a gamete or fertilized ovum. This allows the foreign DNA to be present in every cell of the resulting organism, rather than just a single somatic cell. The resulting organism will be genetically modified and will pass on its modified DNA to its offspring.

To Create a Transgenic Organism,the Researcher