glossary

Protospacer adjacent motif (PAM)

Image of red PAM sequences on DNAs targeted by Cas9

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A short sequence that must be present next to a DNA target sequence for Cas9 to bind and cut. Prevents cleavage of host CRISPR array, where PAM is not present.

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