NEET Zoology Gene Therapy Assertion Reason Question
Assertion (A): Gene therapy can be used to treat genetic disorders by replacing defective genes with functional ones.
Reason (R): Gene therapy involves the fusion of protoplasts to create hybrid cells that express desired traits.
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 involves correcting or replacing defective genes, but it does not involve protoplast fusion. Protoplast fusion is related to somatic hybridisation in plant breeding.
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