5D Agricultural applications of CRISPR-Cas9

• CRISPR


  short, clustered repeats of DNA found in prokaryotes which protects them against viral invasion
• CRISPR-associated protein 9 (Cas9)


  an endonuclease that creates a blunt end cut at a site specified by guide RNA (gRNA)
• genetic modification 


  the manipulation of organism's genetic material using biotechnology
• genetically modified organisms (GMO)


  an organism with genetic material that has been altered using genetic engineering technology
• arable land


  land that is suitable for growing crops
• yield 


  the amount of agricultural product harvested per area of land