Definition of crispr:
(n) :
Any technique or process or system for editing genomes by laboratory use of the CRISPR/Cas9 system.
(n) :
(genetics) The CRISPR/Cas9 system, which functions to provide immunity to bacteria and archaea by finding a section of DNA and replacing it with an alternative.
(v) :
(informal) To edit genomes by laboratory use of the CRISPR/Cas9 system.
(n) :
(microbiology) Segments of bacteria and archaea DNA containing short repetitions of base sequences.
(n) :
Alternative letter-case form of CRISPR. [(microbiology) Segments of bacteria and archaea DNA containing short repetitions of base sequences.]