Question

several techniques have been developed to treat blood disorders caused by genetic mutations. which of the following methods would be most effective in the treatment of a patient homozygous for a deleterious mutation in a gene coding for a subunit of hemoglobin? a. replacement of the mutant gene with a functional copy in red blood cells b. treatment with a drug that increases red blood cell production c. introduction and activation of a functional hemoglobin gene in bone marrow stem cells d. single blood transfusion from a patient homozygous for the wild-type hemoglobin gene

Answer 1

Answer: answer option J

Step-by-step explanation:

In substitution mutation, incorrect nucleotide is placed at incorrect position during DNA replication, a point mutation occur in which a single nucleotide is substituted.