What Is the Main Difference Between Germ-Line Gene Therapy and Somatic

question 38

Multiple Choice

What is the main difference between germ-line gene therapy and somatic gene therapy?

• A) Only germ-line gene therapy will have results limited to the current generation.
• B) Only somatic gene therapy can result in the modified genes being passed to the next generation.
• C) Only germ-line gene therapy results in altered gametes.
• D) Only the germ-line cells are altered in somatic gene therapy.

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Biological

Pertaining to the processes and phenomena inherent in living organisms, typically involving physiological or genetic factors.

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Psychoanalytic

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