Question

Identify the incorrect 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 etc.
• D. Gene therapy helps to cure the disease causing genes.

Answer 1

The correct option is C

Gene therapy is employed to treat diseases such as cold, fever etc.

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.
Correct statements regarding gene therapy are:
-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.