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Biotechnology and its Applications — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Rajasthan BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYBiotechnology and its Applications1 Mark
MCQ
In RNAi, genes are silenced using:
  • A
    ss DNA.
  • B
    ds DNA.
  • C
    ds RNA.
  • D
    ss RNA.
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Answer

  1. ds RNA.

RNAi takes place in all eukaryotic organisms as a method of cellular defense. This method involves silencing of a specific mRNA due to the complementary dsRNA molecule that binds to and prevents translation of the mRNA (silencing).

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