- Exam
- NEET
- Subject
- Zoology
- Chapter
- Biotechnology - Principles and Processes
NEET · Zoology · Biotechnology - Principles and Processes
What is the difference between genetic engineering and bioprocess...
Options
- AGenetic engineering involves altering the chemistry of genetic material while bioprocess engineering involves maintaining a sterile environment for microbe growth.
- BBioprocess engineering involves altering the chemistry of genetic material while genetic engineering involves maintaining a sterile environment for microbe growth.
- CBoth techniques involve altering the chemistry of genetic materia
- DBoth techniques involve maintaining a sterile environment for microbe growth
Correct answer
A. Genetic engineering involves altering the chemistry of genetic material while bioprocess engineering involves maintaining a sterile environment for microbe growth.
Step-by-step solution
Two core techniques that enabled birth of modern biotechnology are: >(i) Genetic engineering:: Techniques to alter the chemistry of genetic material (DNA and RNA), to introduce these into host organisms and thus change the phenotype of the host organism. >(ii) Bioprocess engineering: Maintenance of sterile (microbial contamination-free) ambience in chemical engineering processes to enable growth of only the desired microbe/eukaryotic cell in large quantities for the manufacture of biotechnological products like antibiotics, vaccines, enzymes, etc.