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

Thyroxine

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Insulin

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Progesterone

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Estrogen

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Solution

The correct option is B Insulin
The first hormone to be produced using recombinant DNA technology was Insulin. The gene encoding for the protein based hormone was inserted into E. coli and produced in large quantities.

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