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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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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.
Answered 11/16/2015
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