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RNA interference (RNAi) is a biological process in which RNA molecules inhibit gene expression or translation, by neutralizing targeted mRNA molecules. Historically, RNAi was known by other names, including co-suppression, post-transcriptional gene silencing (PTGS). It is also known as anti-sense RNA technology. Antisense RNAs are unique DNA transcripts. They are small, noncoding, and diffusible molecules, containing 19-23 nucleotides that complement mRNA. With the development of antisense RNAs, their application will gradually replace traditional technology for gene-specific silencing.