Typical gene therapy involves inserting a normal gene into cells that contain a defective version of the gene. Normal copies of the gene should be inserted into _ (blank) _ in order to use gene therapy to prevent a man from passing a defective gene on to future generations. Select one: a. blood cells b. bone marrow cells c. somatic cells in the testes d. germ-line cells
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