Application in Medicine

Q. Explain polygenic disorders.

Q. Maximum application of animal cell culture technology today is in the production of:

1. Insulin
2. Interferons
3. Vaccines
4. Edible proteins

Q. Which human hormone was the first to be produced by recombinant DNA technology?

1. Thyroxine
2. Insulin
3. Progesterone
4. Estrogen

Q. The first human hormone produced by recombinant DNA technology is:

1. Insulin
2. Estrogen
3. Progesterone
4. Thyroxin

Q. Match the following
$\begin{array}{cc}ColumnI& ColumnII\\ \text{A. Humulin}& \text{i. Possesses 21 amino acids.}\\ \text{B. A-peptide}& \text{ii. Extra stretch present in pro-insulin.}\\ \text{C. B-peptide}& \text{iii. First genetically engineered hormone.}\\ \text{D. C-peptide}& \text{iv. Connects peptide chains.}\\ \text{E. Disulphide Bonds}& \text{v. Possesses 30 amino acids.}\end{array}$

1. A-v, B-iv, C-iii, D-ii, E-i
2. A-ii, B-iv, C-i, D-iii, E-v
3. A-iv, B-iii, C-ii, D-i, E-v
4. A- iii, B-i, C-v, D-ii, E-iv

Q. The first human hormone produced by recombinant DNA technology is:

1. Insulin
2. Estrogen
3. Thyroxin
4. Progesterone