Inquiry Into Life (16th Edition)
Inquiry Into Life (16th Edition)
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Author: Sylvia S. Mader, Michael Windelspecht
Publisher: McGraw Hill Education
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To explain:RNA interference represents a form of gene therapy.

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Gene therapy is the insertion of genetic material into human cells to treat or prevent genetic disorder or any other disease.

RNA interference is a process in which small pieces of RNA used to inhibit the gene expression or translation of specific alleles.

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