PATHOLOGY MCQ
GENETICS AND DISEASE
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Question
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Which of following developments is an advance in medicine that the application of genetic science has allowed?
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development of genetic counseling as a career
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development of a method of DNA fingerprinting
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production of proteins, such as insulin, for use as drugs
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cloning of animals and engineeringof agricultural crops
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In 1982 Food and Drug Administration approved Humulin, Eli Lily’s recombinant insulin made from Genentech’s specially modified bacteria. It was the first drug produced through recombinant DNA technology and among the first genetically engineered products to be available to consumers.
Detailed explanation-2: -Recombinant human insulin has been produced predominantly using E. coli and Saccharomyces cerevisiae for therapeutic use in human.
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