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** English
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*** Etymology
Acronym of [en].
*** Pronunciation
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*** Noun
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1. [en] Segments of bacteria and archaea DNA containing short repetitions of base sequence s. [from 2002]
2. * [en]
3. [en] 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.
4. * {{ quote-web
|en |date=2019-07-29 |author=Rob Stein |title=In A 1st, Doctors In U.S. Use
CRISPR Tool To Treat Patient With Genetic Disorder |work=npr
|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/07/29/744826505/sickle-cell-patient-reveals-why-she-is-volunteering-for-landmark-gene-editing-st
|passage=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.}}
1. Any technique or process or system for editing genomes by laboratory use of the CRISPR/Cas9 system.
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*** Verb
[en-verb]
1. [en] To edit genome s by laboratory use of the CRISPR/Cas9 system.
2. * [en]
3. * [en]
4. * [en]
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