Why Might Cultured Plant Cells Be More Useful Than Animal

Multiple Choice

Why might cultured plant cells be more useful than animal cells as host cells, even for animal transgenes?

A) Plant cells are eukaryotic.
B) Plant cells contain plasmids.
C) Plants are multicellular.
D) The processes of transcription, translation, and posttranslational modification proceed differently in plants and animals.
E) It is easier to make unspecialized totipotent cells from plant cells than from animal cells.