Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Biotechnology -Principles and Processes

Question:
If any protein encoding gene is expressed in a heterologous host, what it is called ?
Options:
Recombinant protein.
biomedical engineering.
Downstream Processing.
Both A and B.
Correct Answer:
Recombinant protein.
Explanation:
After having cloned the gene of interest and having optimised the conditions to induce the expression of the target protein, one has to consider producing it on a large scale. If any protein encoding gene is expressed in a heterologous host, it is called a recombinant protein.