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One entry found for RNA interference.
Main Entry: RNA interference Function: noun : a posttranscriptional genetic mechanism of various eukaryotes (as plants, fungi, nematodes, and mammals) which suppresses gene expression and in which double-stranded RNA cleaved into small fragments initiates the degradation of a complementary messenger RNA; also : a technique (as the introduction of double-stranded RNA into an organism) that artificially induces RNA interference and is used for studying or regulating gene expression |
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in sing \  \ as o
in go\  \ as aw
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in boy \ p \ as p in pepper |
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as u in curable \ z \ as z in zone \ zh \ as si in vision |
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