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| Which among the following technique is used in the treatment of a genetic disorder by insertion of a normal gene copy into an affected individual? |
Gene cloning. Gene therapy. Gene addition. Gene probing. |
| Gene therapy. |
| 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 a disease. Correction of a genetic defect involves delivery of a normal gene into the individual or embryo to take over the function of and compensate for the non-functional gene. |
