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ISBN: 9781319154639
Author: Jay Phelan
Publisher: W.H. Freeman & Co
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DNA is found in all cells of the body.
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A. Changes and damages to the DNA is permanent and has no remedy.B. Damage to the DNA can be reversed via replacing the damaged nucleotides in the DNA sequence.
a. Statement A is correctb. Statement B is correctc. Both A and B are correctd. Both A and B are incorrect
When using gene therapy to treat an hereditary disease, the idea is to:
A. Introduce the correct gene into the patient's DNA
B. Inject the patient with a specific protein to cure the disease.
C. Blood transfusions from healthy individuals.
D. ntroduce mRNA molecules with the correct genetic information to the patient.
E. Introduce a virus to the patient that will specifically destroy mutated cells.
Which of the following is true about DNA manipulation? Select the best answer.
A. all of these
B. DNA has never been transferred between different organisms.
C. Transferring DNA from one organism into another always kills the host organism.
D. Whole genomes have been manipulated by humans for centuries; now individual genes ca be inserted into different organisms using a variety of techniques.
E. DNA can't be manipulated.
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