Question

What is antisense technology?

• A. When a piece of RNA that is complementary in sequence is used to stop expression of a specific gene.
• B. RNA polymerase producing DNA.
• C. A cell displaying a foreign antigen used for synthesis of antigens.
• D. Production of somaclonal variants in tissue culture.

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

In antisense RNA technology, double-stranded RNA called RNAi is formed to inhibit expression of a specific gene by binding to the mRNA and making it inactive.