RNA interference (RNAi) is a mechanism of gene regulation in eukaryotes. RNAi is? initiated by?, which leads to the of specific genes.

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Simone Meyer

26 July, 11:25

RNA interference (RNAi) is a mechanism of gene regulation in eukaryotes. RNAi is? initiated by?, which leads to the of specific genes.

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Samir Baldwin · Answer 1

The answer is double-straneded RNA, and silencing.

Doll · Answer 2

Double-stranded RNA-mediated interference (RNAi) is a simple and rapid method of silencing gene expression in a range of organisms. The silencing of a gene is a consequence of degradation of RNA into short RNAs that activate ribonucleases to target homologous mRNA.