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Tobacco roots are protected from a nematode by silencing its:
ATransfer RNA
BChromosomal DNA
CMessenger RNA
DRibosomal RNA
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Messenger RNA
1. The host is made to produce sense and anti-sense RNA.
2. These pair into a double stranded RNA molecule.
3. That double strand silences the nematode messenger RNA.
_Source: NCERT Class 12 Biology, Ch 10 'Biotechnology and its Applications'_
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