In one lab, a gene from tomato that encodes for a protein that increases heat tolerance is transformed into a yeast host.In the same lab, a gene from cows that encodes for a protein that produces a milk protein is transformed into a bacterial host.Which would be considered a transgene?
A) Only the tomato gene in the yeast host
B) Only the cow gene in the bacterial host
C) The tomato gene in its natural tomatoes
D) Both the tomato gene in the yeast host and the cow gene in the tomato host
E) Both the tomato gene in its natural tomatoes and in the yeast host

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A transgene refers to a gene or genetic material that has been transferred naturally, or by any of a number of genetic engineering techniques from one organism to another. In the given scenarios, both the tomato gene in the yeast host and the cow gene in the bacterial host are examples of transgenes because they involve transferring genes across species boundaries.

In One Lab, a Gene from Tomato That Encodes for a Protein