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Double stranded RNA is cleaved by

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Dicer

RNA-dependent RNA polymerase amplifies siRNAs by binding to them and making more dsRNA, which is recognized and cleaved by Dicer into secondary siRNAs. The result is the silencing of genes by amplifying the RNAi effect. In certain cases RNAi also silences genes by the formation of heterochromatin.

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