Question

A scientist is interested in making a rice plant that produces a vaccine protein in the rice. This would mean that vaccinations could be accomplished by eating rice, which does not require refrigeration. The best approach would be to fuse the _____ with the _____.

Answer 1

Answer: Vaccine protein coding sequence; regulatory sequence of a rice gene

Explanation:

The production of this kind of rice will need the incorporation of vaccine protein coding sequence with regulatory sequence of the rice gene.

This is a type of DNA vaccine. The DNA contains the codes for specific protein( antigen) from pathogen.

This DNA will be injected in host cell to synthesize proteins that rely on the genetic code in the plasmid that they have taken up.

This states that the coding sequence of the vaccine will be integrated into the regulatory sequence of rice and hence, the protein produces will be antigen specific which inturn will tend to evoke the immune system to produce antibodies against it.