NEET 2011 · Class 12

Biotechnology: Principles and Processes

Which one of the following techniques made it possible to genetically engineer living organisms?

  1. (A)Recombinant DNA techniques
  2. (B)X-ray diffraction
  3. (C)Heavier isotope labelling
  4. (D)Hybridization

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Restriction endonucleases are used in genetic engineering to form 'recombinant' molecules of DNA, which are composed of DNA from different sources/genomes.

Chapter
Biotechnology: Principles and Processes
Section
9.2 Tools of Recombinant DNA Technology
Page
6
Words matched
21 of 21

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0, emb=0.7337, combined=0.8402). Verified: high — The span explicitly states that restriction endonucleases are used in genetic engineering to form recombinant DNA molecules, which directly corresponds to recombinant DNA techniques.

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