Which of the following is not a way to treat a genetic disease?
A) Inhibiting a harmful biochemical reaction
B) Adding the wild-type allele to cells expressing the mutation
C) Restricting the substrate of a harmful biochemical reaction
D) Replacing a mutant allele with the wild-type allele in the fertilized egg
E) Supplying a wild-type protein that is missing due to mutation
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Q8: The type of mutation that involves the
Q9: Most genetic diseases are rare because
A) each
Q10: Genetic diagnosis by DNA testing
A) detects only
Q11: In fragile-X syndrome,
A) females are affected more
Q12: In sickle-cell disease, one amino acid is
Q14: People with sickle-cell disease have _ abnormality.
A)
Q15: Mutations are
A) heritable changes in the sequence
Q16: An example of a gain of function
Q17: Current treatments for genetic diseases include all
Q18: Silent mutations have no effect on amino
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