...fragments, allowing ordered assembly of multiple components into a destination vector. The first step in ...Oligonucleotides specifying the gRNA seed sequence should be compatible with type IIS enzyme BfuAI. Gateway cloning is...supply it with another plasmid.   Figure 3: Comparison of Multiplex Strategies including Standard PolIII-gRNA...Cas9-containing binary vectors. The system is compatible with both monocot and dicot plants. Liu Lab Golden...

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