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Consider the following statements and choose the correct ones. 1. Hirudin, an anticoagulant protein, is obtained from Brassica napus. 2. Pyrethrin is an insecticide obtained from floral heads of Vincia rosea. 3. Tissue culture technique is based on the totipotency. (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 1 and 3 only (c) 2 and 3 only (d) All are correct

Answer»

The correct option is: (b) 1 and 3 only

Explanation:

Hirudin, an anticoagulant protein that does not allow blood to clot or coagulate, has been obtained from GM Brassica napus. Tissue culture is a technique that employs the ability of mature cells to dedifferentiate and give rise to whole organism. This particular ability is totipotency.

Pyrethrin is an insecticide obtained from flowers of Chrysanthemum cinerarifolium of Asteraceae.



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