A Bacterium That Has the CRISPR-CAS9 System Has a Mutation

question 72

Multiple Choice

A bacterium that has the CRISPR-CAS9 system has a mutation in one of its spacer sequences.What is the most likely result?

• A) The bacterium will be unable to recognize particular viruses.
• B) The bacterium will be able to recognize viruses but will be unable to cut them.
• C) The bacterium will overexpress all of its genes.
• D) The bacterium will overexpress particular genes.
• E) The bacterium will underexpress particular genes.

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