Given below are two statements :
Statement I : RNA interference takes place in all Eukaryotic organisms as method of cellular defense.
Statement II : RNAi involves the silencing of a specific mRNA due to a complementary single-stranded RNA molecule that binds and prevents translation of mRNA
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
- AStatement I is true but Statement II is false.
- BStatement I is false but Statement II is true.
- CBoth Statement I and Statement II are true.
- DBoth Statement I and Statement II are false.
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Correct answer: A
The correct answer is option (A) because Statement I is correct which states that RNA interference takes place in all eukaryotic organisms as method of cellular defense and Statement II is incorrect which states that RNAi involved the silencing of a specific mRNA due to a complementary ssRNA molecule that binds and prevents translation of mRNA.
In statement II, it should be complementary dsRNA molecule that is involved in silencing of a specific mRNA.
Options (B), (C) and (D) are incorrect as they represent wrong answer.
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