If antibiotic resistance genes are transferred from bacteria to human cells via a viral vector during gene therapy, which consequence follows?

💡 Explanation

Transfer of antibiotic resistance genes to human cells via transduction causes the cells to express proteins that confer resistance. Therefore, the recipient cells become resistant to the antibiotic, rather than altering metabolism or differentiation, because gene transfer directly introduces new functional genes.

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