Scientia Agricultura Sinica ›› 2011, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (10): 2168-2175.doi: 10.3864/j.issn.0578-1752.2011.10.023

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Progress in Research of Animal Transgenic Technology

 CHEN  Qing, CAO  Wen-Guang   

  1. 1.中国农业科学院北京畜牧兽医研究所,北京100193
  • Received:2010-09-01 Online:2011-05-15 Published:2011-03-15

Abstract: Animal transgenic technology refers to the transfer of an exogenous gene into animal genome by random or site-specific integration and the foreign gene can be expressed and inherited to the offspring. Various technologies in animal transgenesis have now been widely applied to areas such as animal husbandry, medical industry, environmental protection and new biological materials production. This article reviews the recently developed technologies based on lentivectors, spermatogonial stem cells, zinc finger nucleases and RNA interference.

Key words: transgenic technology, animal, lentivectors, spermatogonial stem cells, zinc-finger nucleases, RNA interference

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