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प्रश्न
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Biotechnology: Professional uses.
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उत्तर
Biotechnology is the branch of biology that involves application of technology in utilising the living organisms or their parts to produce products useful for humans. There are various applications of biotechnology some of which are mentioned below:
- It is used in agriculture to produce improved varieties of plants and animal breeds, and to control pests and pathogens.
- It is applied in food processing industries to produce additives.
- It is applied to produce biocatalysts and biopolymers.
- Many biotechnological processes are applied to control pollution and treat waste water.
- It is applied in the field of health care to produce several vaccines, drugs and hormones like insulin, etc.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
“Biotechnology is not only beneficial but it has some harmful effects too.” Express your opinion about this statement.
Match the pairs.
| a. | Interferon | 1. | Diabetes |
| b. | Factor | 2. | Dwarfness |
| c. | Somatostatin | 3. | Viral infection |
| d. | Interleukin | 4. | Cancer |
| 5. | Hemophilia |
Answer the following question in your own words.
Which products produced through biotechnology do you use in your daily life?
Write a comparative note on usefulness and harmfulness of biotechnology.
Which two main techniques are used in biotechnology? Why?
Write a short note.
Genetic engineering
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Explain traditional use of Biotechnology.
Define biotechnology. Give any three application of it?
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Define.
Biotechnology
______ refers to the development and utilization of biological forms, products or processes for obtaining maximum benefits to man and other forms of life.
Identify the products that are NOT produced using fermentation technology.
Curd, Ghee, Relaxin, Vinegar, Insulin, Yoghurt, Cheese, Wine, Erythropoietin
On which of the following two core techniques modem biotechnology is based?
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 ______.
Which statement is correct for bacterial transduction?
