If You Wish to Rid an Experimental Organism of the Function

question 39

Multiple Choice

If you wish to rid an experimental organism of the function of a gene, you can use RNAi. What would you inject into the organism?

• A)co-suppressor with double-stranded (ds)DNA
• B)ssRNA complementary to cDNA
• C)ssRNA complementary to mRNA
• D)dsRNA homologous to the gene
• E)dsRNA including transposase

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Definitions:

Net Present Value

A financial measure that determines the variance between the current worth of cash coming in and the current worth of cash going out over a specified timeframe.

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