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State the role of transposons in silenci...

State the role of transposons in silencing of mRNA in eukaryotic cells.

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Transposons or mobile genetic elements in viruses are the sources of the complementary dsRNA, which in turn bind to specfic mRNA and cause RNA interference of the parasite.
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