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Biotechnology and Its Applications
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Explain the following terms in one or two sentences : intellectual property rights, humulin and biofortified foods.

Answer

(i) Intellectual Property Rights. It is the general term covering patents, copyrights and the rights that protect trademarks.

(ii) Humulin. It is the human insulin made using  E.coli and recombinant DNA technology 

(iii) Biofortified foods. They are food rich in nutritional values produced using genetic engineering.

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