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Who were the pioneers of recombinant DNA (rDNA) technology?
Who were the pioneers of recombinant DNA (rDNA) technology?
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The correct option is C Stanley Cohen and Herbert Boyer
Recombinant DNA technology or genetic engineering is the technique that changes the chemistry of genetic material (DNA and RNA) to introduce them into a host organism and thus alter the phenotype of the host organism. The science of recombinant technology took birth when Cohen and Boyer (1973) were able to introduce a piece of antibiotic resistance gene, containing foreign DNA, into a plasmid of Salmonella typhimurium. This modified plasmid was then inserted into E.coli to get clones of recombinant DNA.
Recombinant DNA technology or genetic engineering is the technique that changes the chemistry of genetic material (DNA and RNA) to introduce them into a host organism and thus alter the phenotype of the host organism. The science of recombinant technology took birth when Cohen and Boyer (1973) were able to introduce a piece of antibiotic resistance gene, containing foreign DNA, into a plasmid of Salmonella typhimurium. This modified plasmid was then inserted into E.coli to get clones of recombinant DNA.
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