Which of the following genetically engineered organisms was used by Eli Lilly to prepare human insul

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Which of the following genetically engineered organisms was used by Eli Lilly to prepare human insulin?

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(c) : In 1983, Eli Lilly an American company, first prepared two DNA sequences corresponding to A and B chains of human insulin and introduced them in plasmids of Escherichia coli (enteric bacterium) to produce insulin chains. Chains A and B were produced separately, extracted and combined by creating disulphide bonds to form human insulin (humulin).