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Which of the following can be patented?

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Double stranded natural DNA

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Single stranded complementary DNA

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t-RNA molecules

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Double stranded mRNA

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Solution

The correct option is B
Single stranded complementary DNA

The U.S. Supreme court ruled in 2013 that patents could not be issued for “natural” DNA sequences, but they could be issued for any DNA that was manipulated in the lab such as complementary DNA (cDNA).

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