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A-Level Biology OCR A

Gene Describe Principle Therapy Medicine Diseases Caused Faulty

Gene therapy involves replacing faulty alleles with healthy ones to treat diseases caused by these alleles.

Terapia genowa polega na zastępowaniu wadliwych alleli zdrowymi w celu leczenia chorób spowodowanych przez te allele.

Front Describe the principle of gene therapy in medicine.
Back Gene therapy:
  • Some diseases are caused by faulty alleles
  • If they can be replaced with healthy ones, this can potentially cure condition

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