A) Production of injectable Hepatitis B vaccine
B) Production of vaccines in food crops like potatoes which can be eaten
C) Introduction of gene for adenosine deaminase in persons suffering from Severe Combined Immuno-deficiency (SCID)
D) Production of test tube babies by artificial insemination and implantation of fertilized eggs
Correct Answer: C
Solution :
Gene therapy can be used to treat genetic diseases like sickle-cell anaemia and severe combined Immuno Deficiency (SCID). SCID patients are treated with the injections of their WBCs that have been engineered to carry the normal adenosine deaminase (ADA).
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