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प्रश्न
Give one use of Biotechnology.
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उत्तर
Following are the uses of biotechnology in various fields:
- Agriculture: This includes production of cash crops, improvement in varieties of cash crops, increase in abilities of plants to withstand environmental stresses, etc.
- Medical science: Early diagnosis of congenital diseases, organ transplantation, cancer research, production of artificial skin, cartilage, etc. in laboratories.
- Pharmaceutics: Development of drugs, vaccines, etc., for treatment of a variety of human and animal diseases.
- Environmental science: Environment protection which includes the development of newer techniques for pollution control and sewage treatment.
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A) Which process is shown in the above figure?
B) Describe in brief the steps- I , II , III & IV.
Fill in the blank and complete the statement.
-- -- -- -- is the revolutionary event in biotechnology after cloning.
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.
Write two uses of biotechnology related to human health.
Which two main techniques are used in biotechnology? Why?
Non-genetic technology involves mutations in cell genes.
High class of varieties of crops have been developed through the techniques of organ transplantation.
Give two branches of biotechnology.
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?
______ refers to the process by which deoxyribonucleoside triphosphate is formed from deoxyribonucleoside monophosphate.
Which organization provided the following definition of biotechnology?
'Biotechnology is the application of scientific and engineering principles to the processing of materials by biological agents to provide goods and service to the human welfare'.
Which statement is correct for bacterial transduction?
Explain the impact of biotechnology on agricultural management with suitable examples.
