Study Guide and Solutions Manual for Essentials of Genetics
Study Guide and Solutions Manual for Essentials of Genetics
9th Edition
ISBN: 9780134189987
Author: William S. Klug, Michael R. Cummings, Charlotte A. Spencer, Michael A. Palladino, Harry Nickla
Publisher: PEARSON
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The effect of gene therapy techniques on the loss-of-function mutation and gain-of-function mutation.

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Gene therapy is a newly emerging technique in the field of biotechnology. This therapy is used to treat the various types of defected genes in the genome of a particular individual. In this technique, a normal copy of the gene is inserted or added in the genome of mutated somatic cells. The mutated copy of the gene is not replaced and a normal copy of the gene is added for expressing the normal phenotype of the cell.

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