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animal model
A laboratory animal useful for medical research because it has specific characteristics that resemble a human disease or disorder. Scientists can create animal models, usually laboratory mice, by transferring new genes into them.
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• GENETICS AND HEREDITYSource: National Human Genome Research Institute
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