Which of the following is an application of recombinant DNA technology?
A) Production of human insulin
B) DNA fingerprinting
C) Gene dosage studies
D) Somatic cell hybridization
Ans: A
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Recombinant DNA technology can be used to direct cells to produce proteins they would not otherwise produce, such as human insulin. DNA fingerprinting does not utilize recombinant DNA technology, whereas gene dosage studies and somatic cell hybridization are genetic mapping methods.
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