APPLICATIONS OF RECOMBINANT DNA TECHNOLOGY - EASY NOTES

• used to understand the molecular basis of many diseases like sickle cell disease, cystic fibrosis, etc.

• used to diagnose existing diseases

• used for production of many proteins that are used in research, therapy and diagnosis e.g -growth hormone, erythropoietin, interleukins, etc.

• used for production of vaccines

• used for gene therapy i.e. in diseases like sickle cell disease, thalassemia's etc.  - normal genes are introduced into patients having defective genes as treatment protocol

• used in genetic counselling as a part of screening investigations where the passage of defective genes to the offspring are detected and prevented

• used in special techniques like DNA fingerprinting in crime detection

• commercially - used in the production of enzymes that are used in preparation of detergents, sugar and cheese 

• used in production of plants that are resistant to diseases, insects, drought and temperatures.