Biology 0610 · IGCSE · Genetic modification

Genetic modification — practice question

The following list contains some stages in the production of human insulin by genetic engineering. 1. The human insulin gene is added to a bacterial plasmid with DNA ligase. 2. A recombinant plasmid is placed into a bacterium. 3. The bacterium carrying the recombinant plasmid multiplies. 4. The insulin gene is cut out of human DNA using a restriction enzyme. What is the correct order of these stages?

  • A1 → 2 → 4 → 3
  • B2 → 4 → 3 → 1
  • C3 → 2 → 1 → 4
  • D4 → 1 → 2 → 3

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