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An Interactive Introduction to Organismal and Molecular Biology, 2021

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19.<br />

PROTEIN SYNTHESIS III: RNA<br />

INTERFERENCE<br />

<strong>An</strong>drea Bierema<br />

Learning Objectives<br />

Students will be able <strong>to</strong>:<br />

• Describe the process of RNA interference.<br />

• Compare the two types of RNA interference: microRNA <strong>and</strong> siRNA.<br />

• Explain how RNA interference affects gene expression.<br />

RNAi affects protein synthesis after the mRNA is created but before translation begins. It prevents<br />

translation from occurring.

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