| − | An '''Animal model''' is a laboratory animal useful for medical research because it has specific characteristics that resemble a human disease or disorder. Scientists can create animal models, usually laboratory mice, by transferring new genes into them. | + | An '''Animal model''' is a laboratory [[animal]] useful for medical research because it has specific characteristics that resemble a [[human]] [[disease]] or disorder. [[Scientist]]s can create animal models, usually laboratory [[mice]], by transferring new [[genes]] into them. |