The first successful treatment of a genetic disorder by gene therapy was the curing of a 4-year-old girl who had severe combined immunodeficiency disease
Because the engineered cells did not live forever, this child supplemented her treatment with regular doses of A) adenosine deaminase (ADA).
B) insulin.
C) hemoglobin.
D) bacteria.
E) B lymphocytes.
A
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a. fragmentation b. hermaphroditic mating c. parthenogenesis d. budding
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What will be an ideal response?
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A) 500 ml B) 1900 to 3300 ml C) 4500 to 6000 ml D) 1100 to 1200 ml