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Gene therapy can be referred to as...

Gene therapy can be referred to as

A

pre-clinical testing for inherited diseases in newborns

B

treatment of diseases caused by genetic defect

C

genetic engineering using rDNA technology

D

cancer treatment using in vitro cultured stem cells

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The correct Answer is:
B
Correcting 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.
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