The gene for human insulin is inserted into the bacteria's:
Plasmid
Chromosome
Ribosome
Cell wall
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The two polypeptide chains of human insulin are interconnected by:
Hydrogen bonds
Disulfide bridges
Peptide bonds
Ionic bonds
Which of the following statements are false?
I. Insulin for curing diabetes, used to be extracted from the pancreas of slaughtered pig and cattle
II. Animal insulin is slighty different from the human insulin
III. Animal insulin causes some undesirable side effects such as allergy
IV. Bacteria cannot be made to synthesise insulin from its gene because of the presence of introns
Choose the correct option
I and II only
II and III only
III and IV only
IV only
C – Peptide of human insulin is
A part of mature insulin molecule
Responsible for formation of disulphide bridges
Removed during maturation of pro-insulin to insulin
Responsible for its biological activity
Why is Escherichia coli commonly used in the production of genetically engineered human insulin?
Easy to culture and genetically manipulate
Produces insulin naturally
Has a similar genome to humans
Is resistant to antibiotics
The first human hormone produced by recombinant DNA technology is
Insulin
Melatonin
Testosterone
Progesterone
Which one of the following is the most suitable, medium for culture of Drosophila melanogaster?
Moist bread
Agar agar
Ripe banana
Cow dung
Genetically engineered insulin is identical to human insulin because:
The human gene for insulin is used
Bacteria naturally produce human insulin
It is chemically synthesized
It is extracted from pig pancreas
First hormone produced by recombinant DNA technology is
Growth hormone
Insulin
Estrogen
Erythropoietin
If crossing over did NOT occur during meiosis, what would be the most likely consequence?
Increased genetic variation in offspring
No change in genetic variation
Faster cell division
Reduced genetic variation in offspring
Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding insulin produced by rDNA technology?
It is readily available.
It is identical to human insulin.
It avoids ethical concerns associated with animal-derived insulin.
It always contains C-peptide.
