The general term for the manipulation of organisms to create products or cure disease is
A) recombinant DNA technology.
B) biotechnology.
C) plasmid- mediated transformation.
D) gene cloning.

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The term "biotechnology" refers to the use of living organisms or their parts to create products or solutions for human use. This can include techniques like recombinant DNA technology (choice A) or gene cloning (choice D), but biotechnology encompasses a wider range of applications beyond genetic engineering. Plasmid-mediated transformation (choice C) is a specific technique used in genetic engineering to introduce foreign DNA into bacterial cells.

The General Term for the Manipulation of Organisms to Create