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camila

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on: Jul 3, 2013
Which of the following is one of the technical reasons why gene therapy is problematic?
A) Most cells with an engineered gene do not produce gene product.
B) Most cells with engineered genes overwhelm other cells in a tissue.
C) Cells with transferred genes are unlikely to replicate.
D) Transferred genes may not have appropriately controlled activity.
E) mRNA from transferred genes cannot be translated.


Jesse_J

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Reply #1 on: Jul 4, 2013
It's definitely D, good luck with the rest.


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Reply #2 on: Aug 8, 2013
Thanks Jesse !


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