Why have gene editing systems such as CRISPR-Cas9 generated much more ethical concerns than gene therapy? Choose all that apply. Group of answer choices gene editing can alter a human germline gene editing has off target effects gene editing cannot delete harmful genes gene editing can be used for enhancement therapy
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Step 1: Gene editing systems such as CRISPR-Cas9 have generated much more ethical concerns than gene therapy because gene editing can alter a human germline, which means any changes made would be passed down to future generations. Show more…
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