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GENETIC AND MENDELS LAW OF HEREDITY

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If a mouse over eight times of its normal size has been produced by introducing human growth hormone gene, the technique involved is called.
A
Hybridization
B
Genetic engineering
C
Mutation breeding
D
Hormonal feeding
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Saizen is human growth hormone produced by mammalian cells by genetic engineering. It is identical with hypophyseal GH as regards various physical and chemical parameters.

Detailed explanation-2: -Human growth hormone is genetically engineered and inserted into human tissue to help stimulate growth in people with dwarfism.

Detailed explanation-3: -Plasmids are the ones that are used in genetic engineering applications. It does the process of gene transfer to bacterial cells or to cells of other organisms being plants, animals or any other form.

Detailed explanation-4: -The active substance in Somatropin Biopartners, somatropin, is identical to the human growth hormone. It is produced by a method known as ‘recombinant DNA technology’: the hormone is made by yeast cells into which a gene (DNA) has been introduced that makes them able to produce it.

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