NEET 2011 Biology question

Read the following statement having two blanks (A and B): "A drug used for --------(A)-------- patients is obtained from a species of the organism --------(B)--------." The one correct option for the two blanks is:

(1)Blank - A: Heart ; Blank - B: Penicillium
(2)Blank - A: Organ-transplant ; Blank - B: TrichodermaCorrect
(3)Blank - A: Swine flu ; Blank - B: Monascus
(4)Blank - A: AIDS ; Blank - B: Pseudomonas

Answer: (2)

Solution

Cyclosporin A is an immunosuppressive agent obtained from the fungus Trichoderma polysporum. It is used in organ-transplant patients to suppress the immune response and prevent rejection of the transplanted organ. So (A) = organ-transplant and (B) =

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