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प्रश्न
Write a short note.
Biotechnology
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उत्तर
- The technique of bringing about improvements in living organisms by genetic modifications and hybridization, for the welfare of human beings is called ‘Biotechnology’.
- Biotechnology is used in the field of agriculture in order to improve crop variety and yields by techniques such as genetic modification, hybridization, etc.
- Techniques such as artificial insemination and embryo transfer are useful in animal husbandry to improve the quality and/or quantity of animal products like milk, wool, meat, etc.
- Biotechnology has applications for the welfare of human health in diagnosis and treatment of diseases using vaccines, interferons, antibiotics, etc. Also, gene therapy and therapeutic cloning have applications in treating genetic disorders.
- Biotechnology is used for the manufacture of industrial products, environmental management, food processing, green revolution, white revolution and blue revolution.
- DNA fingerprinting techniques play an important role in forensic sciences and paternity testing.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
“Biotechnology is not only beneficial but it has some harmful effects too.” Express your opinion about this statement.
A) Which process is shown in the above figure?
B) Describe in brief the steps- I , II , III & IV.
Match the pairs.
| a. | Interferon | 1. | Diabetes |
| b. | Factor | 2. | Dwarfness |
| c. | Somatostatin | 3. | Viral infection |
| d. | Interleukin | 4. | Cancer |
| 5. | Haemophilia |
Write a short note.
Biotechnology: Professional uses
Answer the following question in your own words.
Which products produced through biotechnology do you use in your daily life?
Complete the following chart.
Write a comparative note on the usefulness and harmfulness of biotechnology.
Which of the following is the correct recognition sequence of restriction enzyme hind III?
Define biotechnology. Give any three application of it?
Write two names of crops genetically developed.
High class of varieties of crops have been developed through the techniques of organ transplantation.
Give two branches of biotechnology.
Which of the following was developed and then established by Stanley Cohen and Herbert Boyer?
Study the following statements regarding recombinant DNA technology and select the correct one.
Use of bioiogy in industrial process and for improving quality of life is called ______.
Explain the impact of biotechnology on agricultural management with suitable examples.
