Question

If any protein-encoding gene is expressed in a heterologous host, it is called a _______ protein.

• A. pure
• B. mixed
• C. recombinant
• D. similar

Answer 1

Answer:

C. recombinant

• A protein encoded by a gene of recombinant DNA is called a recombinant protein.

• The heterologous host is the host responsible for producing proteins that they are not supposed to produce that is they express the genes which are artificially incorporated within them.