NALT

Preferred term

CRISPR-Cas systems

Topic

Adaptive antiviral defense mechanisms, in archaea and bacteria, based on DNA repeat arrays called Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR elements) that function in conjunction with CRISPR-associated proteins (Cas proteins). Several types have been distinguished, including Type I, Type II, and Type III, based on signature motifs of CRISPR-associated proteins.

gene silencing

CRISPR/Cas9 system

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

9813982863900041

Value previous used for Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

93684

Spanish

sistemas CRISPR-Cas

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/329078

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Created 3/25/19, last modified 8/10/20