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

The human protein \(\alpha-1\) antitrypsin is obtained from

  1. A transformed bacteria
  2. B transgenic animal
  3. C transgenic plant
  4. D a plant from Western ghats
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(B) transgenic animal

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(B) transgenic animal,
Tracy, a sheep was the first transgenic farm mammal produced in 1985. It contained a human gene which expressed high levels of the human protein \(\alpha\)-1antitrypsin, deficiency of which can lead to a rare form of emphysema in humans.
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