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ZoologyBiotechnology and Its ApplicationsApplications in MedicineEasy2 minPYQ_2020
ZoologyEasysingle choice
Which one is used in the production of insulin by genetic engineering?
Options:
Answer:
B
Solution:
Genetically engineered human insulin is called humulin. In 1983, Eli Lily an American company prepared two DNA sequences corresponding to A and B cahins of human insulin and introduced them into plasmids ofE. coli to produce insulin chains. Chain A and B were separately produced, extracted and combined by creating disulfide bonds to form human insulin.
Stream:NTA_ABHYAS_NEETSubject:ZoologyTopic:Biotechnology and Its ApplicationsSubtopic:Applications in Medicine
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