Which of the following statements is true concerning recombinant DNA technology?
- a. It will replace
biotechnology in the future. - b. It is a single technique for genetic manipulation.
- c. It is useful in manipulating genotypes but not
phenotypes. - d. It involves modification of an organism's genome.
Introduction:
Recombinant
Answer to Problem 1MC
Correct answer:
The recombinant
Therefore, option (d) is correct.
Option (d) is given as “It involves modification of an organism’s genome”.
Explanation of Solution
Justify the reasons for the correct statement:
The recombinant
Hence, option (d) is correct.
Justify the reasons for the incorrect statements:
Option (a) is given as “It will replace biotechnology in near future”.
Recombinant
Option (b) is given as “It is a single technique for genetic manipulation”.
There are other techniques of genetic manipulation are electroporation and gene gun method. Hence, it is a wrong answer.
Option (c) is given as “It is useful in manipulating genotypes but not phenotypes”.
Genotypes and phenotypes regulation occurs through genes in the genome. Hence, it is a wrong answer.
Hence, options (a), (b), and (c) are incorrect.
The recombinant
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