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Can We Determine the Cell Types Ab initio?
No.
Cell types are identified by differential gene expression. Every cell has (effectively) the same genome, but different expression patterns give you different functions.
You could attempt to ...
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CRISPR-Cas9 system, DNA repair
I would recommend reading some basic resources on current Cas9 technologies. Here is one such review on prime editing, which illustrates one mechanism by which you can force cells to use a favorable ...
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