NEET 2011 Biology question

Silencing of mRNA has been used in producing transgenic plants resistant to:

(1)Bollworms
(2)NematodesCorrect
(3)White rusts
(4)Bacterial blights

Answer: (2)

Solution

RNA interference (RNAi) silences a specific mRNA by a complementary double-stranded RNA. This strategy has been used to make tobacco plants resistant to the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita: a nematode-specific gene is introduced

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