Biology
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Medium
Question
Synthetic insulin from pork was formed by which technique __________?
A
Parasitology
B
Social biological techniques
C
Biotechnology
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D
Both a and c
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A
Parasitology
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B
Social biological techniques
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C
Biotechnology
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D
Both a and c
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Explanation
Synthetic human insulin, which replaced insulin extracted from pork and other animal sources, is produced using biotechnology — specifically recombinant DNA technology, where the human insulin gene is inserted into bacteria to mass-produce the hormone.