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Biotechnology and Its Applications question

2008 · Q45
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Biotechnology and Its Applications question

2008 · Q45

NEETBiologyBiotechnology and Its ApplicationsMCQ+4 / −1
Human insulin is being commercially produced from a transgenic species of:
  1. A
    Escherichia
  2. B
    Mycobacterium
  3. C
    Rhizobium
  4. D
    Saccharomyces
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Correct answer: A

Human insulin is being commercially produced from a transgenic species of Escherichia coli. E. coli is a bacterium that is commonly found in the lower intestine of warm blooded animals. The bacteria can also be grown easily and its genetics are comparatively simple and easily manipulated, making it one of the best studied prokaryotic model organisms, and an important species in biotechnology.

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