Gene therapy is:

a. replacing all mutant alleles in body cells.
b. replacing poor copies of alleles with normal alleles.
c. replacing a mutant allele in certain body cells with a normal allele.
d. repairing mutant alleles in certain body cells.
e. improving gene expression in key body cells.


C

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