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RNA interference involves

Updated On: Jul 28, 2022
  • Silencing of specific mRNA due to complementary RNA
  • Interference of RNA in synthesis of DNA
  • Synthesis of mRNA from DNA
  • Synthesis of cDNA from RNA using reverse transcriptase
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RNA interference (RNAi) is the phenomenon of inhibiting activity of a gene through production of both sense and antisense RNA. RNAi takes place in all eukaryotic organisms as a method of cellular defense. This method involves a specific mRNA silencing. It is due to a complementary dsRNA molecule which binds to and prevents translation of the mRNA causing its silencing.
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