Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Biotechnology and its Applications

Question:

Match Column 1 with Column 2 :

COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2
A. Biopiracy i. Correction of a gene defect
B. Biopatent ii. Emphysema
C. Gene therapy iii. Illegal removal of biological materials.
D. α-1-antitrypsin iv. Right granted for biological entities
Options:

A-iv ,B-ii ,C-i ,D-iii

A-ii ,B-iv ,C-i ,D-iii

A-iii ,B-iv ,C-i ,D-ii

A-iii ,B-iv ,C-ii ,D-i

Correct Answer:

A-iii ,B-iv ,C-i ,D-ii

Explanation:

 The correct answer is Option (3) - A-iii , B-iv, C-i, D-ii

COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2
A. Biopiracy iii. Illegal removal of biological materials.
B. Biopatent iv. Right granted for biological entities
C. Gene therapy i. correction of a gene defect
D. α-1-antitrypsin ii. Emphysema

BiopiracyIllegal removal of biological materials:
Biopiracy refers to the unethical or unauthorized extraction of biological resources, often from indigenous communities or biodiversity-rich regions, for commercial use without compensating the rightful owners or countries of origin.

BiopatentRight granted for biological entities:
A biopatent is a form of intellectual property protection granted to innovations involving biological materials, such as genes, microorganisms, or biological processes, giving the patent holder exclusive rights to use or commercialize the invention.

Gene therapycorrection of a gene defect:

Gene therapy is a collection of methods that allows correction of a gene defect that has been diagnosed in a child/embryo. Here genes are inserted into a person’s cells and tissues to treat a disease. Correction of a genetic defect involves delivery of a normal gene into the individual or embryo to take over the function of and compensate for the non-functional gene.

α-1-antitrypsin - Emphysema: 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.