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  1. Which of the following eukaryotic organisms has been proven to be of great industrial importance ? ​​
    1. Penicillium chrysogenum ​​
    2. Saccharomyces cerevisiae
    3. Bacillus subtilis ​​
    4. Streptomyces griseus
Correct Option: B

Its complex genome and advanced splicing machinery makes it as a choice of industrial exploitation. Its been used for wine making, baking and brewing since ancient times. It is believed that it was originally isolated from the skin of grapes (one can see the yeast as a component of the thin white film on the skins of some dark-colored fruits such as plums; it exists among the waxes of the cuticle). It is one of the most intensively studied eukaryotic model organisms in molecular and cell biology, much like Escherichia coli as the model bacterium. It is the microorganism behind the most common type of fermentation.



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