GEN COMBO LOOSELEAF BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS & INVESTIGATIONS; CONNECT ACCESS CARD

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ISBN: 9781260149289

Author: Hoefnagels

Publisher: MCG

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If a cell’s genome is analogous to a cookbook and a gene is analogous to a recipe, what is an analogy for preimplantation genetic diagnosis? For gene testing? For gene therapy?

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GEN COMBO LOOSELEAF BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS & INVESTIGATIONS; CONNECT ACCESS CARD

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If a cell’s genome is analogous to a cookbook and a gene is analogous to a recipe, what is an analogy for preimplantation genetic diagnosis? For gene testing? For gene therapy?

Solution Summary: The author explains that preimplantation genetic diagnosis, gene testing, and gene therapy are analogous to the proofreading of a cookbook and the editing of the cookbook.

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