Biology: Concepts and Investigations
Biology: Concepts and Investigations
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ISBN: 9781260259049
Author: Hoefnagels
Publisher: MCG
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The use of gene editing tool CRISPR Cas9.

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A new technique called CRISPR-Cas 9 has several scientific applications. Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats are known as CRISPR. These occur spontaneously in some bacteria as a form of viral defense. Endonucleases in this instance cleave the deoxyribonucleic acid sequence at certain locations.

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