Cutting Edge Genetics: CRISPR/Cas9 Editing of Plant Genomes
Related Experiment Video
Updated: Feb 8, 2026

Silencing the Spark: CRISPR/Cas9 Genome Editing in Weakly Electric Fish
Published on: October 27, 2019
Cara L Soyars1, Brenda A Peterson1, Christian A Burr1
1Department of Biology and Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 4155 Genome Sciences Building, 250 Bell Tower Drive, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Abstract:
The clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat (CRISPR)/CRISPR-associated nuclease 9 (Cas9) system is a genome editing technology transforming the field of plant biology by virtue of the system's efficiency and specificity. The system has quickly evolved for many diverse applications including multiplex gene mutation, gene replacement and transcriptional control. As CRISPR/Cas9 is increasingly applied to plants, it is becoming clear that each component of the system can be modified to improve editing results. This review aims to highlight common considerations and options when conducting CRISPR/Cas9 experiments.
Related Concept Videos
CRISPR/Cas9 Genome Editing
CRISPR
What is Genetic Engineering?
CRISPR and crRNAs
The CRISPR-Cas system stores a copy of foreign DNA in the host genome and uses it to identify the foreign DNA upon reinfection. CRISPR-Cas has three different...
Genetics of Speciation
Genomics

