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STD 12 - 10. biotechnology and its application — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Rajasthan BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYSTD 12 - 10. biotechnology and its application1 Mark
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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