Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Biotechnology and its Applications

Question:

 Which of  the following has more α-lactalbumin?

Options:

Milk of rosie.

Milk of buffalo.

Milk of goat.

Milk of surbhi.

Correct Answer:

Milk of rosie.

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (1) - Milk of rosie.

Medicines required to treat certain human diseases can contain biological products, but such products are often expensive to make. Transgenic animals that produce useful biological products can be created by the introduction of the portion of DNA (or genes) which codes for a particular product such as human protein (α-1-antitrypsin) used to treat emphysema.

In 1997, the first transgenic cow, Rosie, produced human protein-enriched milk (2.4 grams per litre). The milk contained the human alpha-lactalbumin and was nutritionally a more balanced product for human babies than natural cow milk.