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ZoologyNEET 2024Processes: cloning, PCR, bioreactors

Biotechnology: Principles and Processes

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

  1. A.The most commonly used bioreactors are of the stirring type
  2. B.Bioreactors are used to produce small-scale bacterial cultures✓
  3. C.Bioreactors have an agitator system, an oxygen delivery system and a foam control system
  4. D.A bioreactor provides optimal growth conditions for achieving the desired product

Solution

Bioreactors are for large-scale production — hundreds to thousands of litres — not small cultures. The other three statements correctly describe a stirred-tank bioreactor.

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