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Biotechnology And Its Applications

Question
CBSEENBI12001021

How  was the milk of the first transgenic cow Rosie different from the non transgenic cows?

Solution
Rosie produced milk which was different from the milk of non transgenic cows in two ways.

(i) It was enriched with  human alpha lactalbumin protein that is absent in milk of  normal cow.

(ii) It was nutritionally more balanced product for human babies as compared to the milk of normal cows.