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Cas9 has two nuclease domains each cutting a different strand of DNA. (A) Wildtype Cas9 contains two nuclease domains, RuvC and HNH which each cut a different strand of the DNA. When the RuvC nuclease domain is mutated, Cas9 will act as a nickase and produce a nicked DNA product (B).
