Question

An example of gene therapy is:

• A. Production of injectable hepatitis B vaccine
• B. Production of vaccines in food crops like potatoes which can be eaten
• C. Introduction of the gene for adenosine deaminase in person suffering from Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (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, the introduction of gene for adenosine deaminase in a person suffering from Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID).