Which statement about knockout experiments is false?
A) They are a modern molecular approach to understanding the roles of specific genes in behavior.
B) They begin with identified genes.
C) The roles of specific genes are more clearly shown by breeding experiments than by knockout experiments.
D) In knockout experiments, researchers disable specific genes and then examine the effects on behavioral phenotypes.
E) If knocking out the activity of a gene changes the probability that the behavior is displayed, it is likely that the gene is involved in producing the behavior.

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Breeding experiments are not typically used to study the role of specific genes in behavior, unlike knockout experiments which specifically disable a targeted gene. Therefore, the statement that "the roles of specific genes are more clearly shown by breeding experiments than by knockout experiments" is false.

Which Statement About Knockout Experiments Is False