164k views
4 votes
Which form of genetic material initiates RNA interference?

A) double-stranded DNA
B) double-stranded RNA
C) single-stranded DNA
D) single-stranded RNA

User RevNoah
by
6.9k points

2 Answers

2 votes
double-stranded RNA is the answer to this question that you have asked
User Dylan Ireland
by
7.9k points
4 votes

The correct answer is option B, that is, double-stranded RNA.

An RNA-dependent gene silencing procedure known as RNA interference is mediated by the RISC (RNA-induced silencing sequence) and is stimulated by the molecules of short double-stranded RNA in a cytoplasm of the cell where they associate with the argonaute, that is, a catalytic RISC constituent.


User Sachhya
by
7.4k points