HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY
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Question
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Which describes a risk of biotechnology?
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Bacteria can be used to make insulin and other human chemicals less expensively.
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DNA fingerprinting can prove that an accused person did not commit the crime.
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Health insurance companies may refuse to insure people who have genes for disease.
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Human gene mapping can lead to treatment or prevention of disease.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Agriculture biotechnology may increase the contamination of soil and plants by heavy metals, by adding one or more new genes to the plants. 5. This technology may induce health risk to humans as a result of proteins produced by newly added genes to the plants. It may increase the environment of toxic fungi.
Detailed explanation-2: -a) Unexpected gene interactions. The expected outcomes of the transferred gene construct may differ due to gene interactions. b) Cancer risks. GM crops require lower amounts of pesticide compared to non-GM crops. c) Allergenic potential. d) Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) e) Antibiotic resistance.
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