What Is One Difference Between the Recently Developed Technique Known

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Multiple Choice

What is one difference between the recently developed technique known as CRISPR/Cas9, and a (gene) knockout procedure?

• A)CRISPR/Cas9 can remove genes, whereas knockout procedures can only add them.
• B)In theory, CRISPR/Cas9 can be applied to humans, whereas knockout procedures cannot.
• C)CRISPR/Cas9 is far slower and less inefficient than knockout procedures.
• D)CRISPR/Cas9 can both remove and add genes, whereas knockout procedures can only remove them.
• E)In theory, knockout procedures can be applied to humans, whereas CRISPR/Cas9 cannot.

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