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This work was supported by the Key Research Program of Guangzhou Science Technology and Innovation Commission (201904020030) and the Major Program of Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research (2019B030302006).
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Xie, X., Liu, W., Dong, G. et al. MMEJ-KO: a web tool for designing paired CRISPR guide RNAs for microhomology-mediated end joining fragment deletion. Sci. China Life Sci. 64, 1021–1024 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11427-020-1797-3
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