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A member asked:

The double strand break in dna used in crispr tecnique, is this alteration then passed on to the offspring and future generations..?!

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Dr. Charles Gordon answered

Specializes in Adolescent Medicine

Depends : If it is done in germ line tissue -I.e. Eggs or sperm cells - then those changes are passed to future progeny. If the cells that have been altered are not in the germ line then they only affect that individual.

Dr Beck agreed

Answered 11/16/2015

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