NEETZoologyBiotechnology - Principles and Processes
What is the role of bacterial, plant or animal cells in recombinant technologies?
Options
- ATo extract the desired protein
- BTo express the foreign gene
- CTo produce a desirable protein
- DTo purify the desired protein
Correct answer
B. To express the foreign gene
Step-by-step solution
When you insert a piece of alien DNA into a cloning vector and transfer it into a bacterial, plant or animal cell, th e alien DNA gets multiplied. In almost all recombinant technologies, t he ultimate aim is to produce a desirable protein . Hence, there is a need for the recombinant DNA to be expressed. The foreign gene gets expressed under appropriate conditions. The expression of foreign genes in host cells involve understanding many technical details.