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Biotechnology: Principles and Processes — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYBiotechnology: Principles and Processes3 Marks
Question
Rahul introduced Ronit to his uncle and told him that Ronit is pursuing a course in biotechnology in America.
His uncle had never heard of this term earlier and was curious to know about this term. Ronit pointed towards a big tree at the base of which were present numerous tumour-like structures and said that this is the example of natural biotechnology:
  1. What is biotechnology?
  2. How these crown gall tumours are formed?
  3. What are the values shown by Rahul's uncle?
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Answer

  1. Biotechnology deals with the techniques of using live organisms or enzymes from organisms to produce products and processes useful to human.
  2. These are formed by integration of a segment of DNA of the bacterium Agrobacterium tumifaciens into the host DNA.
  3. Rahul's uncle has a positive desire to know about latest discoveries and developments in the field of science.

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