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Nematodes share a largely conserved Bauplan but major differences have been found in early developmental processes. The development of the nematode model organism\n                    <jats:italic>Caenorhabditis elegans<\/jats:italic>\n                    has been studied in great detail for decades. These efforts have provided the community with a large number of protocols and methods. Unfortunately, many of these tools are not easily applicable in non-\n                    <jats:italic>Caenorhabditis<\/jats:italic>\n                    nematodes. In recent years it has become clear that many crucial genes in the\n                    <jats:italic>C. elegans<\/jats:italic>\n                    developmental toolkit are absent in other nematode species. It is thus necessary to study the developmental program of other nematode species in detail to understand evolutionary conservation and novelty in the phylum.\n                    <jats:italic>Panagrolaimus<\/jats:italic>\n                    sp. PS1159 is a non-parasitic nematode exhibiting parthenogenetic reproduction and we are establishing the species to comparatively study evolution, biodiversity, and alternative reproduction and survival strategies. Here, we demonstrate the first successful application of the CRISPR\/Cas9 system for genome editing in\n                    <jats:italic>Panagrolaimus<\/jats:italic>\n                    sp. PS1159 and the closely related hermaphroditic species\n                    <jats:italic>Propanagrolaimus<\/jats:italic>\n                    sp. JU765 applying the non-homologous end joining and the homology-directed repair (HDR) mechanisms. Using microinjections and modifying published protocols from\n                    <jats:italic>C. elegans<\/jats:italic>\n                    and\n                    <jats:italic>P. pacificus<\/jats:italic>\n                    we induced mutations in the orthologue of\n                    <jats:italic>unc-22.<\/jats:italic>\n                    This resulted in a visible uncoordinated twitching phenotype. We also compared the HDR efficiency following the delivery of different single-stranded oligodeoxynucleotides (ssODNs). 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