Question

Edible Vaccines is mainly produced by
A. Micropropagation
B. Protoplast Fusion
C. Transduction
D. Molecular Farming

Answer 1

Hint:- Edible vaccines are produced in the field of genetic engineering with the purpose of more availability and cost effectiveness for the consumer. Medicinal plants are well used in our country from past decades for treating almost every disease from common cold to even deadly disease like heart blockage or cancer.

Complete step-by-step solution:- In the field of genetic engineering plants are grown to produce the desired pharmaceuticals for commercial purpose that can be produced on larger scale and on cheaper rates, as plant derived medicines are safe and best to use but on other hand they are not so cost effective to be purchased on larger scale. To deal with this situation “Molecular Farming” has been introduced recently to grow genetically modified plants with the purpose of production of desired medicines in larger amounts that does not limit the availability as seen in the biopharmaceuticals obtained from direct plants without any gene modification. Medicines are also produced by animals but those are not as safe as plant based medicines also it includes cruelty that harms the animals. The protein we get after gene modification in plants plays an important role in production of desired medicine for commercial use. As it is plant derived protein the process of purification can be eliminated which is generally needed for the production of medicines and can be used as food or we can say edible vaccines. Hence the right option for the above question is (D) Molecular Farming.

Note:-
Genetic engineering is the process which includes genetic modification of an organism using recombinant DNA which works on the gene alterations or manipulation to get desired organism which further can be used for the experiments or desired output. Genetic engineering can be done on plants, animals and microorganisms for research, tests, experimental purposes etc.