THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE
RECOMBINANT DNA
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Question
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Which would require the use of recombinant DNA?
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Engineering bacteria to produce insulin
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Crossing 2 varieties of apple
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Breeding a donkey and horse to make a mule
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Creating a polyploid banana tree
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Genetic engineering has been used to produce a type of insulin, very similar to our own, from yeast and bacteria? like E. coli?. This genetically modified insulin, ‘Humulin’ was licensed for human use in 1982.
Detailed explanation-2: -Recombinant human insulin is produced predominantly using E. coli and Saccharomyces cerevisiae for therapeutic use in human.
Detailed explanation-3: -Reason: Gene for production of human insulin can be transferred to Escherichia coli by recombinant DNA technique.
Detailed explanation-4: -Bacteria can produce Human insulin in Recombinant DNA Technology because the genetic code for insulin is universal. Insulin is used to treat diabetes.
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