Phenomena and Processes

Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats

Repetitive nucleic acid sequences that are principal components of the archaeal and bacterial CRISPR-CAS SYSTEMS, which function as adaptive antiviral defense systems.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Repetitive nucleic acid sequences that are principal components of the archaeal and bacterial CRISPR-CAS SYSTEMS, which function as adaptive antiviral defense systems.

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38 entry terms
  • CRISPR Elements
  • CRISPR Sequences
  • CRISPRs
  • Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeat
  • CRISPR
  • CRISPR Element
  • CRISPR Sequence
  • Element, CRISPR
  • Elements, CRISPR
  • Sequence, CRISPR
  • Sequences, CRISPR
  • CRISPR Arrays
  • CRISPR Clusters
  • CRISPR Loci
  • CRISPR Locus
  • CRISPR Spacer Sequences
  • CRISPR Spacers
  • CRISPR-Cas Loci
  • Array, CRISPR
  • Arrays, CRISPR
  • CRISPR Array
  • CRISPR Cas Loci
  • CRISPR Cluster
  • CRISPR Spacer
  • CRISPR Spacer Sequence
  • CRISPR-Cas Locus
  • Cluster, CRISPR
  • Clusters, CRISPR
  • Loci, CRISPR
  • Loci, CRISPR-Cas
  • Locus, CRISPR
  • Locus, CRISPR-Cas
  • Sequence, CRISPR Spacer
  • Sequences, CRISPR Spacer
  • Spacer Sequence, CRISPR
  • Spacer Sequences, CRISPR
  • Spacer, CRISPR
  • Spacers, CRISPR

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Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.

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2014

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  2. G05.360w.080w.708w.800w.325w.500w
  3. G05.360w.340w.024.850w.069w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D064112. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D064112
  2. Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CRISPR
  3. Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q412563