What does CRISPR stand for?

• Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats

• Closely Related Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats

• Clustered Randomly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats

• Closely Related Interspaced Short Palindrome Repeating

What are the two main components of CRISPR?

• Cas9 enzyme and ribosomal RNA

• Cas9 protein and transfer RNA

• Cas9 enzyme and messenger RNA

• Cas9 protein and guide RNA

What is the role of Cas9 in CRISPR?

• It cuts the DNA

• It attaches to the guide RNA

• It recognizes the sequence of DNA to be edited

• It replicates the DNA

How do scientists use CRISPR Cas9 for DNA editing?

• By replicating the DNA and then inserting new sequences

• By cutting the DNA and then editing the genome

• By modifying the DNA without cutting

• By attaching the guide RNA to the DNA without cutting

What future applications do scientists hope to achieve with CRISPR Cas9?

• Developing critical advances in patient care

• Creating new species

• Curing lifelong inherited diseases

• Both developing critical advances in patient care and curing lifelong inherited diseases

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