Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats

**Definition:** Repetitive nucleic acid sequences that are principal components of the archaeal and bacterial CRISPR-CAS SYSTEMS, which function as adaptive antiviral defense systems.

**Tree numbers:** - G02.111.570.080.708.800.325.500 - G05.360.080.708.800.325.500 - G05.360.340.024.850.069

**Synonyms:** - Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeat - CRISPR Elements - CRISPR Sequences - CRISPRs