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CBSE · Class 12 · Biotechnology

What An Overview of Recombinant DNA Technology covers in CBSE Class 12 Biotechnology: 4 topics, for the 2026-27 session.

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4 Topics · CBSE Class 12 Biotechnology · 2026-27

Topics in An Overview of Recombinant DNA Technology

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Meaning and Scope of Recombinant DNA Technology

  • Recombinant DNA technology means the direct manipulation of nucleic acid or genome of an organism.
  • It is also called genetic engineering.
  • Its main aim is to isolate a desired gene, propagate it, and obtain its product in large quantity.
2

Scientific Foundations Behind rDNA Technology

  • DNA is the principal molecule responsible for the expression of characters.
  • Avery, MacLeod and McCarty demonstrated in 1944 that DNA is the genetic material.
  • Joshua Lederberg discovered plasmids in 1952.
3

Enzymes That Made DNA Manipulation Possible

  • Restriction enzymes act as scissors to cut DNA molecules.
  • Ligase joins two DNA fragments.
  • Werner Arber and Matthew Meselson discovered Type I restriction enzymes in the 1960s.
4

Pioneers and Development of rDNA Technology

  • Stanley N. Cohen had expertise in introducing plasmid DNA into Escherichia coli and in the propagation and cloning of plasmids.
  • Herbert Boyer had expertise in cleaving double stranded DNA to produce single stranded ends with identical termini using restriction enzymes.
  • Stanley N. Cohen and Herbert Boyer developed DNA cloning and rDNA technology in 1973.

Key Concepts

Central concept: Recombinant DNA technology, also known as genetic engineering, is the direct manipulation of an organism's nucleic acid or genome to isolate, modify, and propagate a desired gene for useful products and improved organisms.

Definition of rDNA technologyFoundations of modern biotechnologyKey enzymesImportant scientists and milestonesGene cloningMedical applicationsAgricultural applicationsHistorical development timeline

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Key topics in An Overview of Recombinant DNA Technology include Meaning and Scope of Recombinant DNA Technology, Scientific Foundations Behind rDNA Technology, Enzymes That Made DNA Manipulation Possible, Pioneers and Development of rDNA Technology. Study these first, then practise questions on each for the CBSE Class 12 board exam.
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