Sentences with phrase «defective gene in its body»
It was established later (Johnson et al, 1980) that the form of the disease found in Bedlingtons terriers was apparently caused by the presence of an autosomal recessive gene in affected dogs - it is a genetic disorder and in order for the condition to develop in a dog / bitch a copy of this defective gene must have been passed to the affected animal by both parents, i.e. the affected dog must have two «copies» of the defective gene in its body cells.
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A fault in the gene that codes for the b - haemoglobin protein produces defective haemoglobin that can not adequately carry oxygen round the body.
When it's done inside the body, doctors may inject the virus carrying the gene in question directly into the part of the body that has defective cells.
Truly transforming gene therapy correcting defective genes in large part / whole body and / or multiple organs is still way off.
In some cases, the genes that allow the body to produce them are defective.