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GENETIC AND MENDELS LAW OF HEREDITY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which one of the following approaches come under the category of biotechnology?
A
Use of living organisms or substances obtained from
B
Modernising the commercial industries to produce products for use in biological research
C
Use of modern technology to investigate biological disorders
D
Use of inductrial technology to increase the biosphere
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -So the correct option is ‘use of living organisms or substances obtained from them in industrial processes’.

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: -Which products produced through biotechnology do you use in your daily life? Hint: Industrial biotechnology uses enzymes and microorganisms to make bio-based products in sectors such as chemicals, food ingredients, detergents, paper, textiles, and biofuels.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -Today, the five branches into which modern biotechnology is divided-human, environmental, industrial, animal and plant-help us fight hunger and disease, produce more safely, cleanly and efficiently, reduce our ecological footprint and save energy.

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