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Which animal was used to extract insulin for diabetes before rDNA techniques were developed?
Which animal was used to extract insulin for diabetes before rDNA techniques were developed?
- Goats
- Sheep
- Pigs (correct)
- Cattle
What are the two short polypeptide chains that make up insulin?
What are the two short polypeptide chains that make up insulin?
- Chain A and chain B (correct)
- Chain B and chain C
- Chain A and chain C
- Chain C and chain D
What is the purpose of the C peptide in insulin synthesis?
What is the purpose of the C peptide in insulin synthesis?
- It is removed during maturation
- It is a pro-hormone (correct)
- It is a fully mature hormone
- It is a foreign protein
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