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Transgenic Plant - Medical Science

Q1:

Two genes from a bacterium (Alcaligenes eutrophus) and a cotton gene produce

A a plastic

B a vaccine against the bacterium

C a pharmaceutical product

D herbicide resistance

ANS:A - a plastic

This bacterial species eutrophus produces biopolymer polyhydroxy butyrate, a class belonging to polyester which is biodegradable. This when mixed with cotton product results in biodegradable plastic.