Genetics: A Conceptual Approach 6E w/ SaplingPlus (Six-Month Access)
Genetics: A Conceptual Approach 6E w/ SaplingPlus (Six-Month Access)
6th Edition
ISBN: 9781319125929
Author: Benjamin A. Pierce
Publisher: W. H. Freeman
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Chapter 19.7, Problem 13CC
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Difference between somatic gene therapy and germ line gene therapy?

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Gene therapy is a technique in which person who is suffering from any genetic disease is treated with the help of transfer of a gene or with the help of replacement of the gene, this is called gene therapy, somatic gene therapy is a transfer of genes into the somatic cells of the patient, like cells of bone marrow. Germ-line gene therapy is when DNA is transferred into the cells, which produce reproductive cells, eggs, or sperms.

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