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34. He Jiankui shocked the world in 2018 when he announced that he had created the first gene edited babies. What gene did he edit and why? A) HERC2 because he wanted the babies to have blue eyes. B) OCT4 because he wanted the babies to have lots of stem cells and age more slowly. C) ZNF446 because he wanted the babies to have high IQs. D) CCR5 because he wanted the babies to be resistant to HIV infection.

34. He Jiankui shocked the world in 2018 when he announced that he had created the first gene edited babies. What gene did he edit and why? A) HERC2 because he wanted the babies to have blue eyes. B) OCT4 because he wanted the babies to have lots of stem cells and age more slowly. C) ZNF446 because he wanted the babies to have high IQs. D) CCR5 because he wanted the babies to be resistant to HIV infection.

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34. He Jiankui shocked the world in 2018 when he announced that he had created the first gene-edited babies. What gene did he edit and why? A) **HERC2** because he wanted the babies to have blue eyes. B) **OCT4** because he wanted the babies to have lots of stem cells and age more slowly. C) **ZNF446** because he wanted the babies to have high IQs. D) **CCR5** because he wanted the babies to be resistant to HIV infection.
Transcribed Image Text:34. He Jiankui shocked the world in 2018 when he announced that he had created the first gene-edited babies. What gene did he edit and why? A) **HERC2** because he wanted the babies to have blue eyes. B) **OCT4** because he wanted the babies to have lots of stem cells and age more slowly. C) **ZNF446** because he wanted the babies to have high IQs. D) **CCR5** because he wanted the babies to be resistant to HIV infection.
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