Botany · Molecular basis of Inheritance
NEET (UG) 2025 — Question 135
Silencing of specific mRNA is possible via RNAi because of -
- Option A:Correct
Complementary dsRNA
- Option B:
Inhibitory ssRNA
- Option C:
Complementary tRNA
- Option D:
Non-complementary ssRNA
Answer: A
Step-by-step solution
RNA interference works through complementary base pairing between interfering RNA and target mRNA.
Complementary dsRNA specifically binds to target mRNA sequences for degradation.
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- Exam
- NEET (UG) 2025
- Paper
- 2025 paper
- Subject
- Botany
- Chapter
- Molecular basis of Inheritance
- Topic
- Regulation of Gene Expression
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