The disease discussed in the animation is caused by a recessive allele. Recessive alleles frequently do not produce a protein product. Dominant alleles, on the other hand, may produce a harmful protein. How might treating a dominant disorder with gene therapy differ from treating a recessive disorder with gene therapy, as discussed in the video?
A. The healthy allele inherited by the patient from his parents needs to be activated.
B. The dominant disease allele needs to be inactivated so that it does not produce the harmful protein.
C. A healthy allele needs to be inserted into the patient’s cells with a virus.
D. The recessive disease allele needs to be inactivated so that it does not produce the harmful protein.