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10.Biotechnology and its Application
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The anticoagulant hirudin is obtained from
A
Ti plasmid of Agrobacterium
B
Bt toxin produced by cry gene
C
Seeds of Brassica napus
D
None of the above
Solution
Hirudin is an anticoagulant protein found in leech (Hirudinaria), It is now produced through genetic engineering from seeds of Brassica napus. The gene encoding hirudin was transferred into Brassica napus, where hirudin accumulated in seeds which is purified and used medicinally:
Standard 12
Biology