NEET2008ZoologyBiotechnology and Its ApplicationsActual
Human insulin is being commercially produced from a transgenic species of
Options
- ASaccharomyces
- BEscherichia
- CMycobacterium
- DRhizobium
Correct answer
B. Escherichia
Step-by-step solution
Eli Lilly was the first American Company to launch genetically engineered insulin called as humulin. They prepared two DNA sequences by reverse transcription of their m-RNA and linked them separately with the modified plasmid of Escherichia coli.