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Chapter - 12
 Use of bio-resources by multinational companies and other
organizations without proper authorization from the
 To study normal physiology and development.  Make decisions about the
countries and people concerned is biopiracy.
 To study the contribution of genes in the validity of GM research.
 Safety of GM-organisms  Patents granted for biological entities and for products derived
development of a disease.
for public services. from them are called biopatents.E.g. Basmati Rice.
 Biological products.
 Vaccine safety testing.
 Chemical safety testing.  Makes crops more tolerant to abiotic stresses

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 Reduces resilience on chemical pesticides.

GE
 Helps to reduce post-harvest losses.
 Animals that have their DNA manipulated  Increases efficiency of mineral usage by plants.
to possess or express an extra gene.  Enhances nutritional value of food. E.g. Golden rice.
 E.g. Transgenic rats, rabbits, pigs, sheep,

OSWAAL CBSE Chapterwise Mind Maps, BIOLOGY, Class - XII


Rosie cow and fish.  Bacillus thuringiensis contain Bt toxin,
which is in inactive form.
Biotechnology and  It becomes active toxin in the alkaline
pH of insect gut.
its Applications  The activated toxin binds to the surface
of midgut epithelial cells of insect and
creates pores.
 Polymerase Chain Reaction.  This causes cell swelling and lysis and
 Enzyme Linked Immuno-sorbent eventually death of the insect.
Assay (ELISA).

etically Engineered in RNA interference (RNAi) strategy is used


Gen sul to prevent the infestation of tobacco plants
in
by Nematode (Meloidegyne incognitia).

Proinsulin
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 Technique for correcting a defective gene through
gene manipulation.
 First clinical gene therapy was given in 1990 to a 4-year A peptide
old girl with adenosine deaminase (ADA) deficiency.
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s s Insulin

+ B peptide

Free C peptide

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