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Biotechnology and its Applications — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Rajasthan BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYBiotechnology and its Applications3 Marks
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How did the process of RNA interference help to control the nematode from infecting roots of tobacco plants? Explain.
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Answer

Using Agrobacterium vectors, nematode specific genes introduced into host plant produced sense - antisense RNA in host cells, ds RNA - initiated RNAi, silenced specific mRNA of nematode, parasite could not survive in transgenic host.

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