Question

An example of gene therapy is :

• A. production of in jectable hepatitis B vaccine
• B. production of vaccines in food crops like potatoes which can be eaten
• C. introduction of gene for adenosine deaminase in persons suffering from Severe Combined Immuno deficiency (SCID)
• D. production of test tube babies by artificial insemination and implantation of fertilized eggs

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

The treatment of inherited diseases by introducing wild type copies of the defective gene is called gene therapy for example introduction of gene for adenosine deaminase in person suffering from Severe Combined Immune-Deficiency ( SCID).