ABSTRACT

Acronym for Recombinant adeno-associated virus-based genome editing. It is a genetic engineering technique in which a scientist uses rAAV vectors to do precise insertion, deletion, or substitution of DNA sequences at a predetermined location in the genome (DNA) of mammalian cells. See also Recombinant DNA (rDNA), Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), Sequence (of a DNA molecule), Virus, Adenovirus, Genome, Genetic engineering.