Hybridomas are the result of the fusion of:

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(A) Hybridomas are created by the fusion of a normal antibody-producing $B$-cell (plasma cell) with a myeloma cell (a cancerous $B$-cell). This fusion

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Normal antibody-producing cell with myeloma

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(A) Hybridomas are created by the fusion of a normal antibody-producing $B$-cell (plasma cell) with a myeloma cell (a cancerous $B$-cell). This fusion process combines the ability of the normal cell to produce specific antibodies with the immortality and rapid growth characteristics of the myeloma cell. The resulting hybrid cells,known as hybridomas,are used to produce monoclonal antibodies in large quantities.

Column $I$	Column $II$
$(a)$ Eli Lilly	$(i)$ Bacillus thuringiensis
$(b)$ Bt	$(ii)$ Human insulin
$(c)$ Gene therapy	$(iii)$ Meloidogyne incognita
$(d)$ $\text{RNAi}$	$(iv)$ Adenosine deaminase deficiency

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Match the following and choose the correct option$-$

Column $I$ Column $II$

$(a)$ Eli Lilly $(i)$ Bacillus thuringiensis

$(b)$ Bt $(ii)$ Human insulin

$(c)$ Gene therapy $(iii)$ Meloidogyne incognita

$(d)$ $\text{RNAi}$ $(iv)$ Adenosine deaminase deficiency

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