THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE
THE HUMAN GENOME
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Transgenic
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Recombinant
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Cloned
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Restricted
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Detailed explanation-1: -Transgenic refers to an organism or cell whose genome has been altered by the introduction of one or more foreign DNA sequences from another species by artificial means. Transgenic organisms are generated in the laboratory for research purposes.
Detailed explanation-2: -Transgenic organisms contain foreign DNA that has been introduced using biotechnology. Foreign DNA (the transgene) is defined here as DNA from another species, or else recombinant DNA from the same species that has been manipulated in the laboratory then reintroduced.
Detailed explanation-3: -Transgenic organisms are also known as Genetically modified organisms (GMO).
Detailed explanation-4: -Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are more accurately called transgenic organisms where trans means on or from “the other.” A transgene is a gene that comes from outside the genome. Bacteria acquire transgenes naturally all the time through horizontal gene transfer.
Detailed explanation-5: -So, the correct option is ‘One that contains a foreign gene and is free-living in the environment’.