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Gene can therapy can be referred to as  

Study the following steps which are followed during the process of gene therapy while treating a patient of SCID
(i) Retrovirus infects lymphocytes extracted from bone marrow of the patient and cultured.
(ii) Engineered cells are injected into patient's bone marrow.
(iii) Normal allele is inserted into a retrovirus.
(iv) Retrovirus makes a DNA copy of its RNA. This DNA carrying the normal allele gets inserted into the chromosome of the host cell.
Arrange the above given steps in correct sequence and select the correct answer.

What might be an advantage of beginning gene therapy prior to birth? 

Which of the following statements is not correct? 

Animals that have their DNA manipulated to process and express a foreign gene are called

What is ANDi?

A human protein which is obtained from transgenic animals and is used to treat emphysema is 

Match column I with column II and select the correct answer from the given codes.
Column I                                    Column II
A. $$\alpha-1$$-antitrypsin      (i) AIDS
B. Transposon                          (ii) Gene therapy
C. ELISA                                  (iii) Emphysema
D. Retroviral vector                  (iv) Mobile genetic element   

Indian farmers are unhappy over the introduction of ;Terminator Seed Technology' because the seeds produced by this technology are expected to

Read the following statements regarding ELISA and select the incorrect one.