golygu Genom yw'r addasiad union targedu y dilyniant niwcleotid y genom.

Yn achos CRISPR / Cas9, canllaw RNA yn cymryd lle o brotein rhwymo DNA, therefore simplifying the process. CRISPR stands forClustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR)”.

The CRISPR/Cas9 system is based on a bacterial defense system against foreign DNA (e.g. firysau), whereby an RNA guided nuclease makes highly targeted cuts in the genome.

The CRISPR-Cas9 complex consists of (gweler y llun isod)

  • a Cas9 protein (Cas9 yn sefyll am “CRISPR cysylltiedig)
  • canllaw RNA sengl (sgRNA)

Cysylltiadau: