Strategies For Enhancement In Food Production Question 148

Question: Genetically engineered human insulin is manufactured by the use of

Options:

A) Pseudomonas

B) Ashbya gossypii

C) Rhizopus

D) Escherichia coli

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Answer:

Correct Answer: D

Solution:

By using genetic engineering or recombinant DNA technology, insulin producing genes from human beings have been transferred into E.

coli bacteria, which produced insulin called “Humuline”, for clinical use.