The invention discloses methods for the generation of chimaeric human - non-human antibodies and chimaeric antibody chains, antibodies and antibody chains so produced, and derivatives thereof including fully humanised antibodies; compositions comprising said antibodies, antibody chains and derivatives, as well as cells, non-human mammals and vectors, suitable for use in said methods.本發明揭示了用於產生嵌合入類-非人類抗體與嵌合抗體鏈的方法,依此製造的抗體與抗體鏈及其包括完全人源化抗體的衍生物;包含該抗體、抗體鏈與衍生物的組成物,還有適用於該方法的細胞、非人類哺乳動物與載體。