Gene silencing means a gene which would be expressed under normal circumstances is switched off by cell machinery. Which one of the following cellular components is not involved in gene silencing?
Ans. (c) Ribosomal RNA(Ref: Robbins 9th/pg 172-173)Two of the leading methods of gene silencing are RNA interference (RNAi), Si RNA and antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs), ds RNAIt does not affect ribosomal RNA
Micro-RNA
Double stranded RNA
Ribosomal RNA
Si RNA
Genetics