Multiple Choice
A researcher performs RNAi against a gene that is required for viability in C.elegans embryos and 70% of the embryos die during development.Some of the embryos may have survived because
A) RNAi did not eliminate the mRNA (and protein) of the gene completely.
B) the dsRNA was used to translate additional proteins to compensate for the mRNA that was degraded.
C) RNAi eliminated the protein product of the gene.
D) of issues related to fertilization.
Correct Answer:
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Correct Answer:
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