RNA interference

noun

A biological process in which RNA molecules are involved in sequence-specific suppression of gene expression by double-stranded RNA, through translational or transcriptional repression.

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RNAicosuppressionquellingpost-transcriptional gene silencing
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Meanings

nounRNA interference (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyA biological process in which RNA molecules are involved in sequence-specific suppression of gene expression by double-stranded RNA, through translational or transcriptional repression.

    Synonyms: RNAi, cosuppression, quelling, post-transcriptional gene silencing

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA biological process in which RNA molecules are involved in sequence-specific suppression of gene expression by double-stranded RNA, through translational or transcriptional repression.

Similar
RNAicosuppressionquellingpost-transcriptional gene silencing
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