NEET 1996 · Class 12

Biotechnology: Principles and Processes

When scientists make an animal superior by view of genotype, introducing some foreign genes in it, is called

  1. (A)immunization
  2. (B)genetic engineering
  3. (C)tissue culture
  4. (D)biotechnology

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- (i) **Genetic engineering** : Techniques to alter the chemistry of genetic material (DNA and RNA), to introduce these into host organisms and thus change the phenotype of the host organism.

Chapter
Biotechnology: Principles and Processes
Section
9.1 PRINCIPLES OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

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0, emb=1.0, combined=1.0). Verified: high — The span explicitly defines genetic engineering as techniques to alter genetic material and introduce it into host organisms to change phenotype, which directly matches the MCQ's description of making an animal superior by introducing foreign genes.

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