Choose the term from the following which is NOT a part of gene therapy?
Correct answer: C. DNA Fingerprinting
- A. Bone marrow transplant
- B. Retrovirus
- C. DNA Fingerprinting
- D. Somatic cells
Explanation
DNA Fingerprinting has nothing to do with gene therapy. Bone marrow transplants, retroviruses, and somatic cells are used to treat patients with mutations in genes. Bone marrow transplant replaces the stem cells in the bone marrow. Retroviruses are used to administer a gene into the cell so that it is incorporated into the DNA. Somatic cell gene therapy involves the placement of a human gene into a living person's somatic cells.
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