NEET Zoology Gene Therapy Assertion Reason Question
Assertion (A): Gene therapy can be used to treat genetic disorders.
Reason (R): Gene therapy involves the insertion of a normal gene to replace a defective gene.
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
A is true but R is false.
A is false.
Correct Answer
Detailed Explanation
Gene therapy aims to treat genetic disorders by replacing defective genes with normal ones, as explained in the NCERT context on gene therapy.
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