Biology 12th Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0078024269
ISBN 13: 978-0-07802-426-9

Chapter 14 - Biotechnology and Genomics - Assess - Page 258: 7

Answer

b.

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In gene therapy, another organism or sometimes a virus containing a normal gene for a trait is injected into the body so that certain cells of the body can incorporate the normal gene into their DNA and make the normal proteins coded for by the introduced gene. Gene therapy has been shown to be an effective treatment for a number of conditions, including severe combined immunodeficiency and familial hypercholesterolemia.
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