Which of the following is an example of conventional biotechnology?
Correct answer: B. Baking bread with yeast
- A. Gene splicing in the laboratory
- B. Baking bread with yeast
- C. DNA fingerprinting
- D. Somatic cell cloning
Explanation
Humans have used microorganisms for bread, cheese and vinegar for thousands of years, long before DNA was understood. Gene splicing and fingerprinting belong to modern, molecular biotechnology.
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