Human insulin is commercially produced from a transgenic species of the ______ genus.

Escherichia

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Mycobacterium

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Rhizobium

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Saccharomyces

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The correct option is A Escherichia
Human Insulin is being commercially produced from transgenic species of Escherichia coli. E.coli is a bacterium that is commonly found in the lower intestine of warm blooded animals. The bacteria can be grown easily and its genetics are comparatively simple and easily manipulated, making it one of the best studied prokaryotic model organism, and an important species in biotechnology.

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