HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Which is a use of genetically engineered bacteria?
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making human insulin
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DNA fingerprint for blood left at a crime scene
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producing corn that is resistant to herbicides
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -put the “recombinant” bacteria in large fermentation tanks. There, the recombinant bacteria use the gene to begin producing human insulin. Scientists harvest the insulin from the bacteria and… purify the substance for use as a medicine for people.
Detailed explanation-2: -People with diabetes therefore have to inject insulin to control their blood sugar levels. Genetic engineering has been used to produce a type of insulin, very similar to our own, from yeast and bacteria? like E. coli?. This genetically modified insulin, ‘Humulin’ was licensed for human use in 1982.
Detailed explanation-3: -Recombinant human insulin has been produced predominantly using E. coli.
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