Tara is an 18-year-old with a rare and inherited form of childhood blindness. Her case has been referred to Dr. Schilling, who is currently conducting experimental trials with people having this form of blindness. In his experiments, Dr. Schilling targets the mutated genes responsible for the blindness and replaces them with functional pieces of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). The treatment method that Dr. Schilling is trying to perfect is
A. gene sequencing.
B. gene linkage.
C. gene mapping.
D. gene therapy.
Answer: D
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Fill in the blank with correct word
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