Genome Editing: Pressing the 'Delete' Button on DNA (IMAGE)

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Genome Editing: Pressing the 'Delete' Button on DNA

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Deletion of genomic DNA by paired CRISPR. Cas9 proteins (scissors) are guided to their target sites by single guide RNAs (sgRNAs, orange ribbons). The target region in between is removed. CRISPETa software enables researcher to design such deletion experiments quickly and conveniently.

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Pulido-Quetglas et al, CC BY

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