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    Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are animals, plants, or microbes whose DNA has been altered using genetic engineering techniques. The first genetically modified rhesus monkey, named ANDi, was born in 2001 with an extra gene for green fluorescent protein added to its DNA, which causes it to glow green under ultraviolet light. The process of creating ANDi involved injecting 224 rhesus monkey eggs with the GFP gene, with only one infant, ANDi, being successfully produced carrying the added gene. Genetically modified animals that glow in the dark also include sheep, rabbits, pigs, monkeys, dogs, cats, and fish.

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    Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are animals, plants, or microbes whose DNA has been altered using genetic engineering techniques. The first genetically modified rhesus monkey, named ANDi, was born in 2001 with an extra gene for green fluorescent protein added to its DNA, which causes it to glow green under ultraviolet light. The process of creating ANDi involved injecting 224 rhesus monkey eggs with the GFP gene, with only one infant, ANDi, being successfully produced carrying the added gene. Genetically modified animals that glow in the dark also include sheep, rabbits, pigs, monkeys, dogs, cats, and fish.

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    Genetically Modified Organisms (Gmo) GFP Monkey

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    Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are animals, plants, or microbes whose DNA has been altered using genetic engineering techniques. The first genetically modified rhesus monkey, named ANDi, was born in 2001 with an extra gene for green fluorescent protein added to its DNA, which causes it to glow green under ultraviolet light. The process of creating ANDi involved injecting 224 rhesus monkey eggs with the GFP gene, with only one infant, ANDi, being successfully produced carrying the added gene. Genetically modified animals that glow in the dark also include sheep, rabbits, pigs, monkeys, dogs, cats, and fish.

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    GENETICALLY MODIFIED

    ORGANISMS (GMO)
    A genetically modified organism (GMO) is an animal, plant, or microbe
    whose DNA has been altered using genetic engineering techniques. ...
    These animals are used as “models” to study the function of specific genes
    and, typically, how the genes relate to health and disease.
    Genetically modified rhesus monkey
    (ANDi)
    Genetically modified rhesus monkey
    (ANDi)
     ANDi is the first genetically modified rhesus monkey, who was born at
    Oregon Health Sciences University (OHSU) on October 1, 2001. OHSU named
    the monkey ANDi because it stands for iDNA spelled backward.
     ANDi was born with an extra glowing gene called green fluorescent protein
    (GFP). This GFP gene, which is naturally occurring in jellyfish, was taken
    from a jellyfish and genetically added to ANDi's DNA sequence through his
    chromosomes.[1] OHSU used rhesus monkeys because they share 95% of the
    same genes as humans.
    Genetic modification method

     During the method in which ANDi was created, 224 eggs were injected with
    the protein and only 166 or 75% were successfully fertilized. 126 or 76% of
    these fertilized eggs developed to the four-cell-stage embryos. 40 of the
    fertilized embryos were implanted in 20 surrogate rhesus mothers, each
    carrying two embryos. 5 of the surrogates became pregnant. From these five
    surrogates, three live births proceeded. In these three monkey births, only
    one infant, ANDi, carried the transgene.
    Risk and Benefits of ANDi
    7 genetically modified animals that glow in the
    dark

     Sheep Good news, nighttime shepherds: Sheep can now glow in the dark.
    Well, technically, only nine of the wooly animals can. ...
     A rabbit. (Ekac.org/Chrystelle Fontaine) ...
     Pigs. (REUTERS/China Daily) ...
     Monkeys. ...
     Dogs. ...
     Cats. ...
     Fish.

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