Monarch butterfly mutant that was generated using a gene editing tool

A monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) mutant that was generated using the gene editing tool CRISPR/cas9 to delete a non-coding DNA sequence, also known as "junk DNA," that regulates a gene that controls wing patterning.

[Research supported by U.S. National Science Foundation grant ...This is an NSF Multimedia Gallery item.

Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery - October 21, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: video