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NEET 2018, Biology Q16: Biotechnological Applications in Medicine

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Q.

Which of the following is commonly used as a vector for introducing a DNA fragment in human lymphocytes?

  1. A

    Retrovirus

  2. B

    phage

  3. C

    Ti plasmid

  4. D

    pBR 322

Solution

Retrovirus is commonly used as vector for introducing a DNA fragment in human lymphocyte.

Gene therapy : Lymphocyte from blood of patient are grown in culture outside the body, a functional gene is introduced by using a retroviral vector, into these lymphocyte.

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