Question ID:PT16 S2 Q2 Passage:Recently, reviewers of patent applications decided against granting a patent to a university for a genetically engineered mouse developed for laboratory use in studying cancer. The reviewers argued that the mouse was a new variety of animal and that rules governing the granting of patents specifically disallow patents for new animal varieties. Stem:Which one of the following, if true, most weakens the patent reviewers’ argument? Correct Answer Choice:AChoice A:The restrictions the patent reviewers cited pertain only to domesticated farm animals. Choice B:The university’s application for a patent for the genetically engineered mouse was the first such patent application made by the university. Choice C:The patent reviewers had reached the same decision on all previous patent requests for new animal varieties. Choice D:The patent reviewers had in the past approved patents for genetically engineered plant varieties. Choice E:The patent reviewers had previously decided against granting patents for new animal varieties that were developed through conventional breeding programs rather than through genetic engineering.