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Biotechnology : Principles And Processes

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The product of biotechnology is

  • transgenic crops (GM crops)

  • humulin

  • biofertilizer

  • All of the above

Solution

C.

biofertilizer

Biotechnology may be, simply defined as the use of microorganisms animals or plant's cells or thin components to generate products and services useful to human beings. Nowadays, biotechnology is very helpful in producing transgenic crops or Genetically Modified (GM) crops, transgenic animals, biofertilizers, antibodies, hormones like Humulin (genetically engineered human insulin), antibodies and various other useful products.

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