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Määritelmät

Substantiivi

1. (microbiology) Segments of bacteria and archaea DNA containing short repetitions of base sequences.
2. (genetics) 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.
3. Any technique or process or system for editing genomes by laboratory use of the CRISPR/Cas9 system.

Verbi

1. (informal) To edit genomes by laboratory use of the CRISPR/Cas9 system.