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[–] Rubisco@slrpnk.net 10 points 8 months ago

Lean in.

Cas9 is the endonuclease. CRISPR refers to DNA sequences responsible for 'guide' RNA. Something else made the sequence to be inserted. The cell's repair mechanism ligates the ends back together.