Lentiviral vectors are preferred over adenoviral vectors because ________

A) the inserted DNA forms episomes, which prevent insertion mutations
B) the inserted DNA cannot be reproduced when cells divide
C) the lentivirus cannot infect nondividing cells
D) they do not have to be engineered by taking out their replicative genes


Answer: A

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