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KCET · BIOLOGY · STD 12 - 10. Biotechnology and Its Applications

Some of the steps involved in the productions of humulin are given below. Choose the correct sequence.
(i) Synthesis of gene (DNA) for human insulin artificially.
(ii) Culturing recombinant E.coli in bioreactors.
(iii) Purification of humulin.
(iv) Insertion of human insulin gene into plasmid.
(v) Introduction of recombinant plasmid into E.coli.
(vi) Extraction of recombinant gene product from E.coli.

  1. A (ii), (i), (iv), (iii), (v), (vi)
  2. B (i), (iii), (v), (vi), (ii), (iv)
  3. C (i), (iv), (v), (ii), (vi), (iii)
  4. D (iii), (v), (ii), (i), (vi), (iv)
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(C) (i), (iv), (v), (ii), (vi), (iii)

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(C) (i), (iv), (v), (ii), (vi), (iii),
The correct sequence for the production of humulin is i, iv, v, ii, vi, iii. First, the gene for human insuli is synthesized artificially. Then, this gene is inserted into a plasmid. The recombinant plasmid is introduced into E. coli. The E. coli is then cultured in bioreactors to produce the insulin protein. The recombinant insulin is extracted from E. coli and finally purified to obtain humulin.