QUESTION

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Science & Technology

Prelims 2019

What is Cas9 protein that is often mentioned in the news?

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Explanation

  • Cas9 protein is a revolutionary tool in the field of genetic engineering.
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  • Cas9 is an RNA-guided endonuclease, an enzyme. It acts like molecular scissors, capable of cutting DNA at specific locations within a cell's genome.

  • Cas9 plays a crucial role in the CRISPR-Cas9 (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats) technique, a powerful gene editing tool.

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