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SECTION A Answer ALL questions in this section.
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Read the passage below. Use the information in the passage and your own knowledge to answer the questions that follow. Applications of gene therapy Gene therapy has been used to relieve the symptoms of some inherited conditions, such as cystic fibrosis. This condition is caused by a recessive allele, which