HORTICULTURE

HORTICULTURE SCIENCE

PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Genetic engineering is used for all the following EXCEPT
A
Medicine
B
Farming
C
Agriculture
D
Machinery
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is Plasmid. The plasmid is an extrachromosomal genetic element used in genetic engineering that occurs in many bacterial strains. Plasmids are circular deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) molecules that replicate independently of the bacterial chromosome.

Detailed explanation-2: -In medicine, genetic engineering has been used to mass-produce insulin, human growth hormones, follistim (for treating infertility), human albumin, monoclonal antibodies, antihemophilic factors, vaccines, and many other drugs.

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