CRISPR (English, noun)
expansion: CRISPR (countable and uncountable, plural CRISPRs)
Senses:
topics: biology
microbiology
natural-sciences
glosses: Segments of bacteria and archaea DNA containing short repetitions of base sequences.
tags: countable
uncountable
topics: biology
genetics
medicine
natural-sciences
sciences
glosses: 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.
tags: countable
uncountable
glosses: Any technique or process or system for editing genomes by laboratory use of the CRISPR/Cas9 system.
tags: countable
uncountable
Forms:
form: CRISPRs
tags: plural
form: Crispr
tags: alternative