What Is Gene Therapy

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Essay

What is gene therapy?

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Definitions:

FSH

Follicle-stimulating hormone, a gonadotropin involved in the regulation of reproductive processes.

LH

Luteinizing hormone, a gonadotropin released by the anterior pituitary gland that plays key roles in controlling the function of ovaries in females and testes in males.

Apoptosis

Programmed cell death; a predictable, controlled process of cell self-destruction.

Morphogenesis

The biological process that causes an organism to develop its shape, a critical aspect of embryonic development and regeneration.