(A) Humulin is the brand name for the first genetically engineered human insulin. It was developed by the company Genentech in $1978$ using recombinan

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(A) Humulin is the brand name for the first genetically engineered human insulin. It was developed by the company Genentech in $1978$ using recombinant $DNA$ technology in $E. coli$. Later,the American company Eli Lilly purchased the technique and launched it commercially on $5^{th}$ July,$1983$. Since it is identical to natural human insulin,it is referred to as human insulin.

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Humulin is

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Human insulin
B
Animal insulin
C
Bacterial insulin
D
Fungi insulin

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Match List-$I$ with List-$II$:

List-$I$ List-$II$

$A$. Genetically engineered Human Insulin $I$. Gene therapy

$B$. $\text{GM}$ Cotton $II$. $\text{E. coli}$

$C$. $\text{ADA}$ Deficiency $III$. Antigen-antibody interaction

$D$. $\text{ELISA}$ $IV$. $\text{Bacillus thuringiensis}$

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List-$I$	List-$II$
$A$. Genetically engineered Human Insulin	$I$. Gene therapy
$B$. $\text{GM}$ Cotton	$II$. $\text{E. coli}$
$C$. $\text{ADA}$ Deficiency	$III$. Antigen-antibody interaction
$D$. $\text{ELISA}$	$IV$. $\text{Bacillus thuringiensis}$