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What does a correction of a genetic defect involve?


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Genetic defects:

  1. The defects that are caused by abnormalities and changes in the genome of an organism are called genetic defects.
  2. Genetic defects are caused by an abnormality in the chromosome number or structural changes in the chromosome.

Correction of genetic defects:

  1. The correction of genetic defects involves delivering the functional gene by replacing it with a non-functional gene is called gene therapy.
  2. Gene therapy has been implemented for curing diseases such as hemophilia, sickle cell anemia, and cystic fibrosis.

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