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SheScientist t1_iy6dmwb wrote

Yes! You can also be hindered by HDR when you want to knock out a gene in dividing cells. This was an unfortunate end to one of my grad school experiments. I knocked out a gene in a system where cells were rapidly dividing, and instead of getting a nice knockout, I got less than 10% editing in vivo because HDR is preferred during cell division when the sister chromatid is nearby. I get better knockout in that system when cells are dividing infrequently.

The answer to the OP’s question is definitely that CRISPR works no matter if cells are dividing, but how well and how permanently it works depends on the system, the type of edit, and a whole host of other factors.

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