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Toward knockout sheep

The targeted disruption of two genes in sheep confirms the feasibility of gene targeting in large animals, but falls short of producing viable offspring.

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Figure 1: Targeted cells must endure additional in vitro manipulations.

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Wells, K. Toward knockout sheep. Nat Biotechnol 19, 529–530 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/89261

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