Question

The following identifies the major features of technology that differentiate modem biotechnology from classical biotechnology.

i. Capability of science to change the genetic material for getting new specific products through rDNA technology, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), microarrays, cell culture and fusion, and bioprocessing.

ii. Ownership of technology and its sociopolitical impact.

iii. Modem biotechnology makes use of only fermentation technology.

iv. Classical biotechnology relies only on principles of plant and animal tissue culture. 

Options

• iii and iv

• ii and iii

• i and ii

• i and iii

Answer 1

i and ii