Which one of the following vectors is used to replace the defective gene in gene therapy?

Question

Which one of the following vectors is used to replace the defective gene in gene therapy? (A) Retrovirus (B) Cosmid (C) Ri plasmid (D) Ti plasmid

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In gene therapy genes are inserted into a person's cells and tissues to treat a diseases. Retro viral vector is used to transfer a normal gene into an individual or embryo to take over the function of and compensate for the non functional gene.

Q. Which one of the following vectors is used to replace the defective gene in gene therapy?

Retrovirus

Cosmid

Ri plasmid

Ti plasmid

In gene therapy genes are inserted into a person's cells and tissues to treat a diseases. Retro viral vector is used to transfer a normal gene into an individual or embryo to take over the function of and compensate for the non functional gene.