Question

If the target organism contains more than one copy of the gene, what is the effect on these copies?

a.

Only copy is disrupted

b.

All the copies are disrupted

c.

It is difficult to ensure that all the copies are disrupted

d.

Only a specified number of copies are disrupted

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Answer: (c).It is difficult to ensure that all the copies are disrupted

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