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Why does using zebrafish as a model organism for genetic testing bring up ethical concerns?

As invertebrates, they have more genes than other animals.
As vertebrates, they are similar to humans.
As an endangered species, they need to be protected.
As fragile organisms, extra care needs to be taken when handling them.

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They are not invertebrates so #1 is out

They are not endangered so #3 is also out

Also the argument that they are similar to humans is weak so I would recomend selecting # 4 because this seems like a reasonable ethical decision

this is just an educated guess though, good luck!
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User Ejunker
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Answer:

"As fragile organisms, extra care needs to be taken when handling them." is incorrect

Step-by-step explanation:

I took the test and got it wrong.

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