Question: Bacteria can be genetically engineered to make human insulin. How is this possible? ( 1 pt ) A ) The human insulin gene exists naturally

Bacteria can be genetically engineered to make human insulin. How is this possible? (1pt)
A) The human insulin gene exists naturally in bacteria
B) The human insulin gene is a mutated form of a bacterial gene for bacterial insulin
C) Since the genetic code is nearly universal, the bacterium can produce human insulin
D) The engineered insulin is slightly different due to differences in the genetic code
between eukaryotes and prokaryotes

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