alleryWhich company prepared the DNA sequences for human insulin?
AEli Lilly
BNovartis
CGenentech
DBoehringer
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Eli Lilly
1. The company was American.
2. Eli Lilly prepared two DNA sequences corresponding to the A and B chains.
3. So the correct answer is Eli Lilly.
_Source: syllabus Biology, Ch 12 'Biotechnology and its Applications'_
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