ALL meanings of crispr
CRISPR
C c - noun crispr Biochemistry. a unique cluster of short, repeated DNA sequences found in bacterial genomes and capable of fighting viruses: CRISPR enables bacteria to integrate foreign DNA into their genome. 1
- noun crispr Genetics. the technology of targeting a DNA-detecting molecule to a specific genetic sequence for the purpose of editing a gene’s base pairs: The approach called CRISPR should speed up the process by allowing researchers to study the entire genome at once. 1
- noun crispr (genetics) RNA that is one of the components of a system of finding a section of DNA and replacing with an alternative, occurring naturally in many bacteria and archaea, that may be applied in gene therapy in humans. 0