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Applications in health: human insulin, vaccines, gene therapy

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NEET UG 2025 question paper (official, booklet 45)

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  1. Which of the following genetically engineered organisms was used by Eli Lilly to prepare human insulin?

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  2. Why can't insulin be given orally to diabetic patients?

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NEET UG 2024 question paper (official, booklet S6)

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  1. Match List I with List II :

    List I:

    A. α-1 antitrypsin

    B. Cry IAb

    C. Cry IAc

    D. Enzyme replacement therapy

    List II:

    I. Cotton bollworm

    II. ADA deficiency

    III. Emphysema

    IV. Corn borer

    Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

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NEET UG 2023 question paper (official, booklet G6)

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  1. Which one of the following techniques does not serve the purpose of early diagnosis of a disease for its early treatment?

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NEET UG 2022 question paper (official, booklet R6)

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  1. In gene therapy of Adenosine Deaminase (ADA) deficiency, the patient requires periodic infusion of genetically engineered lymphocytes because :

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  2. Statements related to human Insulin are given below. Which statement(s) is/are correct about genetically engineered Insulin ?

    (a) Pro-hormone insulin contain extra stretch of C-peptide

    (b) A-peptide and B-peptide chains of insulin were produced separately in E.coli, extracted and combined by creating disulphide bond between them.

    (c) Insulin used for treating Diabetes was extracted from Cattles and Pigs.

    (d) Pro-hormone Insulin needs to be processed for converting into a mature and functional hormone.

    (e) Some patients develop allergic reactions to the foreign insulin.

    Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

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NEET UG 2021 question paper (official, booklet M4)

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  1. When gene targetting involving gene amplification is attempted in an individual’s tissue to treat disease, it is known as :

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  2. With regard to insulin choose correct options.

    (a) C-peptide is not present in mature insulin.

    (b) The insulin produced by rDNA technology has C-peptide.

    (c) The pro-insulin has C-peptide.

    (d) A-peptide and B-peptide of insulin are interconnected by disulphide bridges.

    Choose the correct answer from the options given below.

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  3. The Adenosine deaminase deficiency results into :

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NEET UG 2020 question paper (official, booklet E1)

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  1. Which of the following statements is not correct ?

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  2. Match the following columns and select the correct option.

    Column - I | Column - II

    (a) Bt cotton | (i) Gene therapy

    (b) Adenosine deaminase deficiency | (ii) Cellular defence

    (c) RNAi | (iii) Detection of HIV infection

    (d) PCR | (iv) Bacillus thuringiensis

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NEET UG 2016 Phase 2 question paper (official, booklet ZZ)

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  1. Which kind of therapy was given in 1990 to a four-year-old girl with adenosine deaminase (ADA) deficiency?

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