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Suppose an experimenter becomes proficient with a technique that allows her to move DNA sequences within a prokaryotic genome.
-A researcher introduces double-stranded RNA into a culture of mammalian cells. The double-stranded RNA corresponds to a region of a protein-coding gene of interest. How may the introduced RNA affect gene expression in these cells?


A) The overall rate of translation in the cell may be significantly reduced.
B) The overall rate of transcription in the cell may be significantly reduced.
C) The overall rate of transcription in the cell may be significantly increased.
D) The amount of protein produced by the target gene may be significantly reduced.
E) The amount of mRNA produced by the target gene may be significantly increased.

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