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Read the paragraph given below and answer the question. If a person is born with a hereditary disease, can a corrective therapy be taken for such a disease? Gene therapy is an attempt to do this. Gene therapy is a collection of methods that allows correction of a gene defect that has been diagnosed in a child/embryo. Here genes are inserted into a person's cells and tissues to treat disease. |
ADA deficiency is caused due to: |
Deficiency of bone marrow Deletion of gene for adenosine diaminase Addition of Adenosine Deletion of amino group in genome |
Deletion of gene for adenosine diaminase |
The correct answer is Option (2) → Deletion of gene for adenosine diaminase |