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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Definitions:

Tactile Hallucination

The false perception of physical touch or sensation on the skin without any physical cause.

Somatic Hallucination

False perceptions or sensations in the body that have no physical source, such as feeling insects crawling on the skin.

Auditory Hallucination

An experience involving hearing sounds, usually voices, that are not present in external reality.

Olfactory Hallucination

A form of hallucination involving the perception of smells that are not present in the environment.