Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305389892
Author: Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 18.2, Problem 2SB
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The difference between somatic cells and germline cells for the process of gene therapy.

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Gene therapy is the technique which is used to replace a mutated gene with the normal gene in order to treat a disease. Gene therapy depends on the vectors to deliver the normal DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) into the mutated cell.

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