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UPSC CSE Prelims

Subject: Technology Chapter: Biotechnology And Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)

2017 PYQ

Question 41

What is the application of Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer Technology ?

Choose one answer AProduction of biolarvicides BManufacture of biodegradable plastics CReproductive cloning of animals DProduction of organisms free of diseases

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Correct answer: C

Correct Option: C Explanation: Somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) transfers a somatic-cell nucleus into an enucleated egg; development may produce a cloned animal, as in Dolly the sheep. Option-wise Analysis: A: Incorrect - Biolarvicide production uses microbial or biochemical pest-control approaches, not SCNT. B: Incorrect - Biodegradable plastics involve polymers and manufacturing, not animal nuclear transfer. C: Correct - Correct-SCNT is the reproductive cloning technique used for Dolly. D: Incorrect - SCNT does not itself guarantee freedom from pathogens or genetic disease.

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