A Serious Limitation of Using a Retrovirus as a Vector

question 37

Multiple Choice

A serious limitation of using a retrovirus as a vector for gene therapy is that

• A) the retrovirus may insert into a proto-oncogene, causing cancer.
• B) a genetically modified retrovirus causes AIDS.
• C) it cannot infect rapidly dividing cells.
• D) it causes ADA accumulation.
• E) reverse transcriptase will not work in human cells.

Identify the brain's major areas and their developmental changes in infancy.

Understand growth patterns in infants and factors affecting them.

Recognize the concept and examples of developmental recovery and canalization.

Understand the significance of early nutrition and its impact on infancy development.

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