Practice mode Biotechnology

Children who lack growth hormone can be treated with hormone produced by which method?

Correct answer B. Recombinant bacteria carrying the human growth hormone gene

Explanation

The human growth hormone gene is inserted into bacteria, which produce the hormone safely and in large amounts. This replaced extraction from human pituitaries, which carried infection risks.

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