Recombinant Therapeutics and Safety — NEET Biology
📚 Practice ConceptRecombinant DNA technological processes have made immense impact in the area of healthcare by enabling mass production of safe and more effective therapeutics. Since the recombinant therapeutics are identical to human proteins, they do not induce unwanted immunological responses and are free from risk of infection as was observed in case of similar products isolated from non-human sources. Human insulin is made in bacteria yet its structure is absolutely identical to that of the natural molecule.
Assertion (A): Recombinant therapeutics are preferred over traditional animal-derived products. Reason (R): Recombinant therapeutics commonly induce unwanted immunological responses unlike products from non-human sources.
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Correct answer: C — If assertion is true but reason is false.
NCERT confirms recombinant therapeutics are preferred for medical use. However, NCERT states “The recombinant therapeutics do not induce unwanted immunological responses as is common in case of similar products isolated from non-human sources” - it’s non-human products that cause immune responses, not recombinant therapeutics. The Reason reverses this key advantage.
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