Question

Identify the correct statement regarding gene therapy.

• A. Gene therapy is an artificial method that introduces DNA into the cells of human body
• B. Gene therapy is employed to treat diseases such as cancer
• C. Gene therapy is employed to treat diseases such as cold, fever
• D. Gene therapy helps to cure the disease causing genes

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (B), (D)

Gene therapy helps to cure the disease causing genes

Gene therapy is a collection of methods that removes the defective copy of the gene from an individual or an embryo and inserts a normal copy of the same gene. Gene therapy is an artificial method that introduces DNA into the cells of human body. It helps to cure the disease causing genes. This method is employed to treat diseases such as cancer.