Zoology - Biotechnology and Its Applications Question with Solution | TestHub

RNAi is a double-stranded RNA that interferes with the functioning of mRNA by preventing its transcription and thus is also known mRNA silencing. This double-stranded RNA is synthesized by both strands of DNA thus also known as antisense RNA technology. It involves silencing of a specific mRNA and acts as a cellular mechanism that uses the gene's own DNA sequence to turn off the mRNA expression. It is used as a cell defense mechanism against pathogens.