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Table 1 Mathematical analysis of the sgRNA off-target homologies

From: Whole genome analysis of CRISPR Cas9 sgRNA off-target homologies via an efficient computational algorithm

Total combination of 20 bp

1,099,511,627,776

Mismatches in seed sequence

Number of combinations

0

1

1

36

2

594

Mismatches in non-seed sequence

Number of combinations

0

1

1

24

2

252

3

1512

4

5670

Total base mismatches

236,401

DNA bulge with 0 base mismatch

64

RNA bulge with 0 base mismatch

60

DNA bulge with 1 base mismatch

2112

RNA bulge with 1 base mismatch

1968

RNA bulge of two bases

32

Total combinations of homologies

240,637

Off-target homology probability of a 20-base DNA sequence

0.00000021886

Probability of potential PAM

0.2500

Off-target homology probability

0.00000005471