Somatic gene therapy differs from germ-line therapy because somatic therapy

  1. is illegal everywhere
  2. alters gametes
  3. is not passed on to offspring
  4. is passed to future generations
Answer

C) is not passed on to offspring

Only body cells are changed. AS & A Level Biology · Topic 19 Genetic Technology · 19.2 Genetic technology applied to medicine

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