Which of the following is a lipid vesicles which is mainly used for gene transfer?

Liposomes

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Lysosomes

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Glyoxysomes

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None of the above

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Solution

The correct option is A Liposomes
Liposomes are spherical structures which are made up of lipid bilayer. These vesicles are used for entrapping the DNA or the gene. The vesicles are targetted into the host cells to introduce the desired gene. Liposomes are used as delivery agents in the gene transport and drug therapy.
Thus, the correct answer is option A.

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