Modern Tools for Genetic Engineering
Site-specific endonucleases create double-strand breaks within the genome and can be targeted to literally any genetic mutation. Together with a repair template, a correction of the defective locus becomes possible. This book offers insight into the modern tools of genome editing, their hurdles and...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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IntechOpen
2016
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Collection: | Directory of Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | Site-specific endonucleases create double-strand breaks within the genome and can be targeted to literally any genetic mutation. Together with a repair template, a correction of the defective locus becomes possible. This book offers insight into the modern tools of genome editing, their hurdles and their huge potential. A new era of in vivo genetic engineering has begun. |
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Item Description: | Creative Commons (cc), https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ |
Physical Description: | 1 electronic resource (226 p.) |
ISBN: | 61377 9789535154327 9789535122340 9789535123927 |