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Gene therapy is successful if the a. viruses carrying the replacement gene infec

ID: 2020 • Letter: G

Question

Gene therapy is successful if the a. viruses carrying the replacement gene infect the person'scells b. replacement gene is replicated in the person's cells c. replacement gene is transcribed in the person's cells d. replacement gene is successfully spliced into viraldna a. viruses carrying the replacement gene infect the person'scells b. replacement gene is replicated in the person's cells c. replacement gene is transcribed in the person's cells d. replacement gene is successfully spliced into viraldna

Explanation / Answer

 The   answer   is  ( B)  , replacement  gene  is  replicated   in  the  person's  cells . It    is    because   if   replication  is    successful   then   the   genome   can  itself   independently   be   transcribed   &   hence  translated   to   form   normal  proteins .