AMU Medical AMU Solved Paper-2003

  • question_answer
    Genetic engineering is employed to produce vaccines for

    A)  herpes virus                     

    B)  hepatitis - B

    C)  Both (a) and (b)                              

    D)  None of the above

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

                     Few antigens present on the surface of virus are multiplied with the help of recombinant DNA technology. These are then used as vaccines. These vaccines produced by recombinant DNA technology/genetic engineering are called second generation vaccines, eg, herpes virus, hepatitis-B virus vaccine, foot and mouth disease vaccines, pneumoned vaccines.


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