 Protospacer adjacent motif (source code)

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= Protospacer adjacent motif

A short target-adjacent <DNA> motif recognized by a CRISPR-associated <nuclease>. The motif requirement depends on the <nuclease>; the commonly used <Cas9> from <Streptococcus pyogenes> recognizes NGG.

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