What is the name of the family of DNA sequences that can be used to edit other strands of DNA using the enzyme Cas9?

CRISPR, an acronym for "clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats" was used in 2012 using the enzyme Cas9 to cut targeted DNA strands and edit them. The discovery was so significant that the scientific duo behind it (Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier) received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2020.

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