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what is the difference between gene therapy and gene editing?
a gene therapy fixes a single letter in a gene and gene editing insert a correct entire gene into an organism
b gene editing fixes a single letter in a gene and gene therapy insert a correct entire gene into an organism
c gene editing is used in plants and gene therapy is use on humans only
d no difference
Gene editing involves making precise changes, like fixing a single - letter (nucleotide) in a gene. Gene therapy typically involves inserting a correct, entire gene into an organism to treat a genetic disorder. Option C is incorrect as both can be used in various organisms, and they are different techniques, so D is wrong.
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B. gene editing fixes a single letter in a gene and gene therapy insert a correct entire gene into an organism