What is the main function of the CRISPR-Cas9 system?   Question 17 options:   to produce proteins from RNA outside of a living cell   to alter the nucleotide sequences of specific genes in a living cell   to prevent bacterial infections in humans   to make copies of a gene in a PCR reaction

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What is the main function of the CRISPR-Cas9 system?
 

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to produce proteins from RNA outside of a living cell
 
to alter the nucleotide sequences of specific genes in a living cell
 
to prevent bacterial infections in humans
 
to make copies of a gene in a PCR reaction
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