Nonhomologous end-joining (NHEJ) of a doublestrand break almost always results in perfect resealingof the DNA lesion, without the loss or gain of nucleotide pairs. Yet CRISPR/Cas9, which produces doublestrand breaks, is a highly efficient method of makingsmall deletions or insertions at the targeted site. Howcan you resolve this apparent contradiction?

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Chapter28: Dna Metabolism: Replication, Recombination, And Repair
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Nonhomologous end-joining (NHEJ) of a doublestrand break almost always results in perfect resealing
of the DNA lesion, without the loss or gain of nucleotide pairs. Yet CRISPR/Cas9, which produces doublestrand breaks, is a highly efficient method of making
small deletions or insertions at the targeted site. How
can you resolve this apparent contradiction?

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