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Which is used in production of insulin by genetic engineering ?

A

Escherichia coli

B

Mycobacterium

C

Both (a) and (b)

D

None of the above

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In 1983, an American company Eli Lily and company synthesised artified insulin with the help of plasmids of Escherichia coli. It was named as humulin.
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