Question: Once the guide RNA binds to the complement of the target DNA sequence, it activates the nuclease activity ( DNA - cutting ability ) of

Once the guide RNA binds to the complement of the target DNA sequence, it activates the nuclease activity (DNA-cutting ability) of the Cas9 enzyme. Cutting DNA is also called cleaving. Cas9 always cleaves both strands of DNA. It cleaves both the target DNA and its complement three nucleotides upstream (toward the 5 end) of the PAM sequence. 6. Rewrite the target DNA sequence and its complement below, indicating where Cas9 would cut both strands of DNA with a large space or vertical line (|).

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