CRISPR

Question 1

what does CRISPR stand for

Answer 1

cluster regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats

Question 2

spacer DNA

Answer 2

unique sequences of DNA nestled in between each palindromic repeat.

Question 3

where is CRISPR found

Answer 3

bacteria and other prokaryotes

Question 4

Cas genes

Answer 4

encode Cas proteins which are helicases that cause DNA to unwind which enables endonucleases to cut the DNA

Question 5

which system is CRISPR apart of

Answer 5

adaptive immune system

Question 6

Adaptive immunity

Answer 6

immunity an organism acquires after exposure to a pathogen

Question 7

bacteriophage

Answer 7

type of virus that infects its host bacterial cell by injecting its genetic material into the host cell, taking over the cell to make replicates of itself and then releasing those replicated bacteriophages ultimately killing the cell.

Question 8

protospacer adjacent motif (PAM)

Answer 8

located about 2-6 nucleotides downstream of the target DNA sequence that is to be cleaved by the Cas nuclease