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10.Biotechnology and its Application
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Removal of which chain results in maturation of proinsulin to insulin?
A
$D$ chain
B
$C$ chain
C
$B$ chain
D
$A$ chain
Solution
Insulin is synthesized as a pro-hormone and the gene for this protein synthesis is located on chromosome
$11$, and contains an extra stretch called the $C-$peptide.
This $C-$peptide is removed during maturation into insulin.
Standard 12
Biology