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topjm [15]
3 years ago
10

Gamma irradiation:_______.

Biology
1 answer:
zavuch27 [327]3 years ago
5 0

Answer:

Option B, can be used to either sterilize or pasteurize, depending on the dose of radiation

Explanation:

Sterilization by radiation has started since 1895. However, commercial food irradiation plant was installed at Stuttgart, Germany in 1958. In general gamma radiation is used for sterilization purposes which disrupts the sub-atomic particles involved in the formation of the microorganism at an early stage by damaging their genetic material such as DNA or RNA with in their cells. Once the genetic material i.e DNA or RNA is damaged, the cell dies automatically.  

Hence, option B is correct

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