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Term Name | RNA interference |
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Term Accession | GO:0016246 |
Aspect | biological_process |
Synonyms (2) | posttranscriptional gene silencing by siRNA, RNAi |
Definition | The process in which double-stranded RNAs silence cognate genes. Involves posttranscriptional gene inactivation ('silencing') both of transgenes or dsRNA introduced into a germline, and of the host gene(s) homologous to the transgenes or dsRNA. This silencing is triggered by the introduction of transgenes or double-stranded RNA (dsRNA), and can occur through a specific decrease in the level of mRNA, or by negative regulation of translation, of both host genes and transgenes. |
Comment | None |
Source Ontology Database | The GO browser of Gene Ontology Database |
GOC: | ems |
PMID: | 11201747 |
PMID: | 11713190 |
PMID: | 18771919 |
Wikipedia: | RNA_interference |