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Silencing of a gene could be achieved th...

Silencing of a gene could be achieved through the use of

A

short interfering RNA (RNAi) only

B

antisence RNA only

C

Both RNAi and antisense RNA

D

None of these

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Gene silencing could be achieved through various routes including the use of RNA i antisence RNA, ribozymes, etc. All these mechanisms interrupts of suppresses the expression of genes at transcriptional or translational level.
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