Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeat.
CRISPR is an acronym for Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeat. This name refers to the unique organization of short, partially palindromic repeated DNA sequences found in the genomes of bacteria and other microorganisms.
The CRISPR immune system works to protect bacteria from repeated viral attack via three basic steps. Theoretically
Step 1) Adaptation – DNA from an invading virus…
Step 2) Production of CRISPR RNA – CRISPR repeats and spacers in the bacterial DNA undergo transcription, the process of copying DNA into RNA…
Step 3) Targeting – CRISPR RNAs guide bacterial molecular machinery to destroy the viral material. Theoretically.