STD 12 - 10. biotechnology and its application — NEET STD 11 Science — Question
Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 11 ScienceNEETSTD 12 - 10. biotechnology and its application4 Marks
MCQ
In $RNAi$, genes are silenced using
A
ds $DNA$
✓
ds $RNA$
C
$SSDNA$
D
ss $RNA$
✓
Answer
Correct option: B.
ds $RNA$
b $A$ nematode Meloidegyne incognitia infects the roots of tobacco plants, which reduces the production of tobacco. It can be prevented by using $RNA$ interference $(RNAi)$ process, which is checked by the silencing of specific $mRNA$ due to a complementary $dsRNA$. $dsRNA$ binds and prevents the translation of the $mRNA$ (silencing)
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