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pegRNAs

pegRNAs is the plural of pegRNA.

Meaning of pegRNA

Noun

pegRNA (countable and uncountable, plural pegRNAs)

  1. (molecular biology) A specialized guide RNA used in prime editing, comprising a single guide RNA (sgRNA) extended with a primer binding site (PBS) and a reverse transcription template (RTT) that encodes the desired genetic edit.
    • Prime editors (PEs), initially represented by PE1, employed a reverse transcriptase (RT) fused to an RNA-programmable nickase (Cas9n) and a prime editing guide RNA (pegRNA) to directly copy genetic information from the extension on the pegRNA into the target genomic locus.2020, Narendra Tuteja, Renu Tuteja, Nishat Passricha, Shabnam Saifi, editors, Advancement in Crop Improvement Techniques, Woodhead Publishing, page 165

Questions about pegRNAs

What is pegRNAs the plural of?
PegRNAs is the plural of pegRNA.

Words near pegRNAs in the dictionary

  1. pegos
  2. PEGOT
  3. Pegram
  4. Pegrams
  5. pegRNA
  6. pegRNAs
  7. pegroots
  8. Pegrum
  9. pegs
  10. pegs away
  11. pegs back

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