The breakthrough by Boyer and Cohen involved inserting recombined segments of DNA into bacterial cells so that they could act as manufacturing plants for specific:
The bacterial cells, with recombined DNA, could then act as manufacturing plants for specific proteins.
Question 182 of 535
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Making curd, bread, or wine is considered a traditional form of biotechnology because these processes are:
Making curd, bread or wine are all microbe-mediated processes, and could be thought of as a form of biotechnology.
Question 183 of 535
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Modern biotechnology is used in a restricted sense to refer to processes that utilize:
Modern biotechnology primarily refers to processes which use genetically modified organisms to achieve desired outcomes on a larger scale.
Question 184 of 535
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The European Federation of Biotechnology (EFB) defines biotechnology as the integration of natural science and organisms, cells, parts thereof, and molecular analogues for products and:
The EFB definition states the integration is for ‘products and services’.
Question 185 of 535
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Which core technique involves altering the chemistry of genetic material (DNA and RNA) and introducing them into host organisms to change the host's phenotype?
Genetic engineering involves techniques to alter the chemistry of genetic material and introduce them into host organisms.
Question 186 of 535
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Which core technique involves the maintenance of sterile (microbial contamination-free) ambience in chemical engineering processes?
Bioprocess engineering is the maintenance of sterile ambience to enable growth of only the desired microbe in large quantities.
Question 187 of 535
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Sexual reproduction provides opportunities for _________, which may be beneficial to the organism as well as the population.
Sexual reproduction provides opportunities for variations and formulation of unique combinations of genetic setup.
Question 188 of 535
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Traditional hybridisation procedures often lead to inclusion and multiplication of which type of genes along with the desired genes?
Traditional hybridisation often leads to inclusion and multiplication of undesirable genes along with the desired genes.
Question 189 of 535
📘 CLASS XII
The specific DNA sequence in a chromosome responsible for initiating replication is called the:
The origin of replication is responsible for initiating replication of DNA.
Question 190 of 535
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Linking an alien DNA piece with the origin of replication so that it can replicate and multiply itself in the host organism is also known as:
Linking alien DNA with the origin of replication, thereby making multiple identical copies, is called cloning.
