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Polio vaccine is tested on transgenic ............. for safety precautions.

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Pig

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Rabbit

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Fish

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Mice

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Solution

The correct option is D Mice
Safety of polio vaccine is tested on transgenic mice, before using this vaccine on humans. It is because mice is supposed to be very much similar to the human beings in their genomic arrangement. This is the reason, mice are used in most of the medical researches.

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