Clot buster obtained from Streptococcus and modified by genetic engineering is ____________.

Streptokinase

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Solution

The correct option is A Streptokinase
Streptokinase is an enzyme obtained from the culture of some haemolytic bacterium Streptococcus which is modified genetically to function as clot buster.
So the correct answer is option A.

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Clot buster obtained from Streptococcus and modified by genetic engineering is ____________.

The correct option is A StreptokinaseStreptokinase is an enzyme obtained from the culture of some haemolytic bacterium Streptococcus which is modified genetically to function as clot buster.So the correct answer is option A.

The correct option is A Streptokinase
Streptokinase is an enzyme obtained from the culture of some haemolytic bacterium Streptococcus which is modified genetically to function as clot buster.
So the correct answer is option A.