Genetics: Analysis and Principles
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Author: Robert J. Brooker Professor Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 21.5, Problem 2COMQ
Which of the following best describes the approach that was used in the first gene therapy trial for treating SCID?
a. The normal ADA gene was introduced by injecting liposomes directly into the patients’ bodies.
b. Lymphocytes were removed from a SCID patient, the normal ADA gene was transferred into the lymphocytes via liposomes, and then the lymphocytes were returned to the patient’s body.
c. Lymphocytes were removed from a SCID patient, the normal ADA gene was transferred into the lymphocytes via a retrovirus, and then the lymphocytes were returned to the patient’s body.
d. None of the above describe the approach used in the trial.
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Genetics: Analysis and Principles
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Ch. 21.5 - A means of introducing a cloned gene into cells...Ch. 21.5 - 2. Which of the following best describes the...Ch. 21 - 1. What is a recombinant microorganism? Discuss...Ch. 21 - Prob. 2CONQCh. 21 - 3. What is bioremediation? What is the difference...Ch. 21 - Prob. 4CONQCh. 21 - Prob. 5CONQCh. 21 - Prob. 6CONQCh. 21 - 7. What is a transgenic organism? Describe three...Ch. 21 - Prob. 8CONQCh. 21 - Explain the difference between gene modification...Ch. 21 - As described inChapter 5, not all inherited traits...Ch. 21 - Prob. 11CONQCh. 21 - 12. Discuss the concerns that some people have...Ch. 21 - Prob. 1EQCh. 21 - 2. Bacillus thuringiensis makes toxins that kill...Ch. 21 - Prob. 3EQCh. 21 - Prob. 5EQCh. 21 - Prob. 6EQCh. 21 - What is a gene knockout? Is an animal or plant...Ch. 21 - Prob. 8EQCh. 21 - Evidence [see P. G. Shiels, A. J. Kind, K. H....Ch. 21 - Prob. 13EQCh. 21 - 10. What is reproductive cloning? Are identical...Ch. 21 - Researchers have identified a gene in humans that...Ch. 21 - Treatment of adenosine deaminase (ADA) deficiency...Ch. 21 - Several research studies are under way that...Ch. 21 - Prob. 4EQCh. 21 - Prob. 9EQCh. 21 - Prob. 10EQCh. 21 - E12. When transgenic organisms are made, the...Ch. 21 - Prob. 1QSDCCh. 21 - 2. A commercially available strain of P....Ch. 21 - Prob. 3QSDC
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