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Correction of a genetic defect involves ...

Correction of a genetic defect involves delivery of a normal gene into individual or embryo to take ove the function of and compensate for the normal funcitonal gene in called

A

genetic modification

B

genetic correction

C

gene therapy

D

bioremediation

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C

Correction of a genetic defect involves delivery of a normal gene into the individual or embreyo to take over the function of and compensate for the normal functional gene is called gene therapy
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