KROK 1 Stomatology 2013 – Question 184 · KROK (Dentistry)
Treatment of a patient with hereditary form of immunodeficiency involved gene therapy: the enzyme gene was introduced into the cells of the patient by means of a retrovirus. What property of the genetic code allows to use retroviruses as vectors of functional genes?
- A. Continuity
- B. Collinearity
- C. Redundancy
- D. Universality
- E. Specificity
Hint
Ask which feature of the code ensures that a gene transferred from one organism or virus is read the same way in human cells.
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