Meaning of CRISPR | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Segments of bacteria and archaea DNA containing short repetitions of base sequences.
   countable, uncountable
2. Alternative letter-case form of CRISPR.
   alt-of, countable, uncountable
3. The CRISPR/Cas9 system, which functions to provide immunity to bacteria and archaea by finding a section of DNA and replacing it with an alternative.
   countable, uncountable
4. Any technique or process or system for editing genomes by laboratory use of the CRISPR/Cas9 system.
   countable, uncountable

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Examples

“Crispr is a guide molecule made of RNA, that allows a specific site of interest on the DNA double helix to be targeted.”

“For the first time, doctors in the U.S. have used the powerful gene-editing technique CRISPR to try to treat a patient with a genetic disorder.”

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