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Which of the following is correctly matched for the product produced by them?

  • Option 1)

    Acetobacter aceti : Antibiotics

  • Option 2)

    Methanobacterium : Lactic acid

  • Option 3)

    Penicillium notatum : Acetic acid

  • Option 4)

    Saccharomyces cerevisiae : Ethanol

 

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Principles -

Biotechnology deals in two principles -

1- Maintenance of microbial contamination free (sterile) surrounding in chemical engineering (old biotechnology).

Ex. production of ethanol by fermentation

2 - Genetic Engineering - It is also known as Recombinant DNA Technology or RDI.

 

- wherein

Only desired organism grow under sterile condition to produce large amount of desired product.

It is the asexual method of gene transfer across taxonomy boundary.

 

 Ethanol is produced by fermentation of carbohydrates by Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Brewer's yeast)  


Option 1)

Acetobacter aceti : Antibiotics

This answer is incorrect

Option 2)

Methanobacterium : Lactic acid

This answer is incorrect

Option 3)

Penicillium notatum : Acetic acid

This answer is incorrect

Option 4)

Saccharomyces cerevisiae : Ethanol

This answer is correct

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