Biotechnology : Principles and Processes
CBSE · Class 12 · Biology
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Get startedWhat is biotechnology according to the European Federation of Biotechnology (EFB)?
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The integration of natural science and organisms, cells, parts thereof, and molecular analogues for products and services. It encompasses both traditional processes (like making curd, bread, wine) and…
What is biotechnology according to the European Federation of Biotechnology (EFB)?
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The integration of natural science and organisms, cells, parts thereof, and molecular analogues for products and services. It encompasses both traditional processes (like making curd, bread, wine) and…
What are the two core techniques that enabled the birth of modern biotechnology?
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1. Genetic engineering - Techniques to alter the chemistry of genetic material (DNA and RNA) and introduce them into host organisms to change the phenotype 2. Bioprocess engineering - Maintenance of s…
What are the two core techniques that enabled the birth of modern biotechnology?
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1. Genetic engineering - Techniques to alter the chemistry of genetic material (DNA and RNA) and introduce them into host organisms to change the phenotype 2. Bioprocess engineering - Maintenance of s…
Why does an alien piece of DNA need to be linked with the origin of replication to multiply in a host organism?
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Because the alien DNA needs to become part of a chromosome to replicate. The origin of replication is a specific DNA sequence that initiates replication. Without this sequence, the alien DNA cannot mu…
Why does an alien piece of DNA need to be linked with the origin of replication to multiply in a host organism?
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Because the alien DNA needs to become part of a chromosome to replicate. The origin of replication is a specific DNA sequence that initiates replication. Without this sequence, the alien DNA cannot mu…
Who accomplished the first construction of recombinant DNA and in which year?
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Stanley Cohen and Herbert Boyer accomplished this in 1972. They isolated an antibiotic resistance gene from a plasmid of Salmonella typhimurium and linked it with plasmid DNA using restriction enzymes…
Who accomplished the first construction of recombinant DNA and in which year?
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Stanley Cohen and Herbert Boyer accomplished this in 1972. They isolated an antibiotic resistance gene from a plasmid of Salmonella typhimurium and linked it with plasmid DNA using restriction enzymes…
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