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What was the basis upon which the discipline of biotechnology was founded?
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Options:
  • A Combining Stanley Cohen's process with Herbert Boyer's DNA splicing
  • B The discovery of the capability of cutting DNA strands in a particular fashion
  • C The capability of inserting DNA in animal cells
  • D The discovery of 'sticky ends' on DNA strands
Solution:
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The correct answer is: Combining Stanley Cohen's process with Herbert Boyer's DNA splicing
The discipline of biotechnology was founded on the basis of combining Stanley Cohen's process of removing plasmids from the cell and reinserting them in other cells with Herbert Boyer's DNA splicing, enabling them to recombine segments of DNA in desired configurations.

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