CRISPR

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Segments of bacteria and archaea DNA containing short repetitions of base sequences. countable,uncountable
    — Crispr is a guide molecule made of RNA, that allows a specific site of interest on the DNA double helix to be targeted.
  2. 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. countable,uncountable
    — 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.
  3. Any technique or process or system for editing genomes by laboratory use of the CRISPR/Cas9 system. countable,uncountable
动词 v.
  1. To edit genomes by laboratory use of the CRISPR/Cas9 system. informal
    — In this planned trial, doctors will remove cancer patients' T cells, “CRISPR” them, and then reinfuse them in the hope that they will recognize and attack the patients' cancers.

词形变化

CRISPRs plural Crispr alternative CRISPRs present,singular,third-person CRISPRing participle,present CRISPRed participle,past CRISPRed past Crispr alternative

词源

词源 1
Acronym of clustered, regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats.
词源 2
Acronym of clustered, regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats.
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