Delivery |
Bathing, feeding, injection, transfection, transduction, transgenic |
Injection, transfection, transduction, transgenic |
Mode of action |
RISC-induced mRNA degradation |
DSB triggered InDel formation |
Transcriptional regulator recruitment |
Specificity |
19-bp homology |
20-bp homology |
Tolerates up to 10 mismatches |
Tolerates up to 3 mismatches |
Side effect prone |
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Efficacy |
Strong in C. elegans
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Null alleles |
Strong in D. melanogaster
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Highly efficient in many organisms across almost all domains |
Weaker in H. sapiens
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Applications |
Pooled and arrayed, uni- and multivariate screening |
Pooled, uni- and multivariate screening |
Single gene tests |
Single gene tests |