Separation and purification of the final product is called:
ABioprocess engineering
BInsertional inactivation
CContinuous culturing
DDownstream processing
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Downstream processing
1. The biosynthetic stage only makes the product.
2. It still has to be separated and purified.
3. These steps together are downstream processing.
_Source: syllabus Biology, Ch 9 'Biotechnology : Principles and Processes'_
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