BP403T · Semester 4 · B.Pharm
Unit II — Genetic Engineering & Recombinant DNA Technology
Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
This study page introduces Genetic Engineering & Recombinant DNA Technology in Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (BP403T), B.Pharm Semester 4. Read the selected definitions and short notes below, then download the full unit PDF.
Topics in this unit
- Genetic Engineering Principles, rDNA Technology, PCR and Mutations
- Production of Insulin, Interferons and Hepatitis-B Vaccine
Definitions and short notes
Selected extracts from this unit’s notes. Download the full PDF below for the remaining topics and examples.
Genetic engineering
Deliberately changing the genetic material (DNA) of an organism to give it a new, useful property — e.g., making bacteria produce human insulin.
Unit PDF · page 2
Recombinant DNA (rDNA)
DNA made by joining pieces from different sources (e.g., a human gene pasted into a bacterial plasmid).
Unit PDF · page 2
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