NEETZoologyBiotechnology and Its Applications
What is gene therapy?
Options
- AA therapy that involves delivery of a normal gene into an individual or embryo to treat a disease
- BA therapy that involves removal of a defective gene from an individual or embryo to treat a disease
- CA therapy that involves correction of a disease by introducing drugs in a person's body
- DA therapy that involves correction of a disease by increasing the immunity of a person
Correct answer
A. A therapy that involves delivery of a normal gene into an individual or embryo to treat a disease
Step-by-step solution
If a person is born with a hereditary disease, can a corrective therapy be taken for such a disease? Gene therapy is an attempt to do this. Gene therapy is a collection of methods that allows correction of a gene defect that has been diagnosed in a child/embryo. Here genes are inserted into a person’s cells and tissues to treat a disease. Correction of a genetic defect involves delivery of a normal gene into the individual or embryo to take over the function of and compensate for the non-functional gene. The first