THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE
RECOMBINANT DNA
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vaccine
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modified enzyme
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protein hormone
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all of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Synthetic insulin and synthetic growth hormone and diagnostic tests to detect various diseases are just some examples of how biotechnology is impacting medicine. Biotechnology has also proved helpful in refining industrial processes, in environmental cleanup, and in agricultural production.
Detailed explanation-2: -The main subfields of biotechnology are medical (red) biotechnology, agricultural (green) biotechnology, industrial (white) biotechnology, marine (blue) biotechnology, food biotechnology, and environmental biotechnology (Fig. 1.1.).
Detailed explanation-3: -Biotechnology is helpful in producing transgenic crops or genetically modified (GM) crops, transgenic animals, biofertilisers, antibodies, hormones like humulin (genetically engineered human insulin), antibodies and various other useful products.