Given below are two statements: Statement I : RNA interference takes place in all…
Biology · NEET · NTA Exams — Molecular Basis of Inheritance
Given below are two statements:
Statement I: RNA interference takes place in all Eukaryotic organisms as method of cellular defense.
Statement II: RNA involves the silencing of a specific mRNA due to a complementary single-stranded RNA molecule that binds and prevents translation of mRNA.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
- Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
- Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
- Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
- Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
Answer
(B) Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
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