I have a question on the vitamin c gene. If this gene is a non-functioning gene in humans, I assume they must've first found the functioning version of the gene in another animal. From that, how do the find the same gene in humans? Are there genetic markers on the gene that one can search for?
Finally, do we know what mutation in the gene causes it to not work?
Will will ever understand DNA enough to be able to fix it? I remember in High School, we had enzymes that would cut DNA at certain parts which allowed us to sequence a part of it.
Couldn't we cut out that stop codon and put it in the right place? Then we could put the fixed gene into an egg.
Well, I can think of 2 reasons to restore the gene. One, if we restore it in Guinea Pigs, we create an easier to take care of pet. Two, if we restore it in humans, it'd punish the orange industry for keeping the Utah Utes out of the Orange Bowl, which they so rightly deserved.