One Way to Knock-Down Protein Expression Is by RNA-Interference (RNAi)

question 36

Essay

One way to knock-down protein expression is by RNA-interference (RNAi).
A. What is the advantage of this system over a more common knock-out?
B. Why do you need double-stranded RNA for gene knockdown by RNAi?

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