I never actually learnt about knock in or knockout organisms, it’s not mentioned on the study design but if your teacher is telling you about them then you should learn them for your SAC.
A GMO is a genetically modified organism - regardless of the type of modification.
A transgenic organism is one that contains a gene from a different species.
A transgenic organism is a type of GMO, but not all GMO’s are transgenic.
I tried to look up knock in and knock out organisms, but what I found was contradictory. They are definitely GMO’s, however I’m not entirely sure if they are transgenic - perhaps it depends on the individual case. If you get a question on them it will probably be in a scenario so it should tell you. If it has a gene from another species it’s transgenic, if it’s just had random DNA inserted/changed it’s a GMO, but is not transgenic.
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Thank you so much, that makes a lot more sense now! I tried looking in the study design and couldn't find anything, however it was mentioned in my textbook (Nelson) and also in the ATARNotes complete course notes book, so I figured it would probably be a good idea to understand.
Thanks again!