Using CRISPR to Replace Mouthpart with Claw in An Amphipod (IMAGE)

University of California - Berkeley

Using CRISPR to Replace Mouthpart with Claw in An Amphipod

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This is a scanning electron microscope image of the mouthparts of a mutant amphipod hatchling, with color-coded maxillipeds, a recently evolved appendage involved in food processing. The yellow limb is normal, while the blue limb was transformed into a claw using CRISPR.

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Arnaud Martin/UC Berkeley

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