Assertion :USA's patent of brazzein is an example of biopiracy. Reason: Brazzein is a protein obtained from West African plant, Pentadiplandra brazzeana and the gene ecoding it has been patented by USA.
Assertion :USA's patent of brazzein is an example of biopiracy. Reason: Brazzein is a protein obtained from West African plant, Pentadiplandra brazzeana and the gene ecoding it has been patented by USA.
The correct option is A Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
Biopiracy is the
term used to refer to the use of bioresources by multinational
companies and other organisations without proper authorisation
from countries and people concerned without compensatory payment
Brazzein is produced by Pentadiplandra brazzeana and is
approximately 2,000 times as sweet as sugar. It is used as a low
calorie sweetener. Local people have been using the super sweet
berries from their plants for centuries but protein brazzein and the
gene colding it is patented in U. S. A. It is proposed to
transfer the brazzein gene into maize and express it in maize
kemels from where it can be easily extracted. This is an example
of biopiracy.
So, the correct
answer is 'Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the
correct explanation for Assertion'.
Biopiracy is the term used to refer to the use of bioresources by multinational companies and other organisations without proper authorisation from countries and people concerned without compensatory payment Brazzein is produced by Pentadiplandra brazzeana and is approximately 2,000 times as sweet as sugar. It is used as a low calorie sweetener. Local people have been using the super sweet berries from their plants for centuries but protein brazzein and the gene colding it is patented in U. S. A. It is proposed to transfer the brazzein gene into maize and express it in maize kemels from where it can be easily extracted. This is an example of biopiracy.
So, the correct answer is 'Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion'.
