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What is RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) involved with?

Can RNAi be used in gene therapy to help humans?

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1
Can RNAi be used in gene therapy to help humans?
no, there is no potential for it to help humans
no, only positive results in C. elegans
yes, it is being used currently
not yet, positive results seen in animal studies however
2
What is RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) involved with?
RNAi amplification
none of the above
mRNA synthesis
mRNA degredation
3
Which one of the following is true?
dsRNA can only target mRNA that it's homologous to
none of the above
dsRNA can target introns
dsRNA can target any mRNA
4
Dicer cleaves dsRNA into ______.
RISC
siRNA
siDNA
mRNA
5
What was RNA interference first discovered in?
C. Elegans
Petunias
Drosophila
none of the above
6
What is dsRNA made of?
sense and antisense
antisense
sense
none of the above
7
When does RNA interference occur?
none of the above
post transcription
post translation
before transcription
8
In order to silence mRNA strands, a large number of homologous dsRNA strands are required.
True
False
9
Which of the following is a practical application of RNAi technology?
keeping transposons inactive
all of the above
gene therapy
protection against viral infections
10
What is an accepted theory as to why RNA interference occurs?
none of the above
it is an error that occurs between transcription&translation
the sense strands anneal to each other, prevents translation
the immune system recognizes dsRNA as viral RNA, degrades it