Which factor has so far kept gene therapy from becoming an effective treatment for genetic disorders?

A.) the difficulty of getting new genes to become part of a cell's DNA
B.) the complexity of sequencing the entire human genome
c.) the lack of success in finding genes that are responsible for genetic disorders
D.) the ethical questions about making transgenic humans


Ans: A.) the difficulty of getting new genes to become part of a cell's DNA

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