Q.
The strategy applied in developing resistance to Meloidegyne in tobacco plants is
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a
Antisense technology
b
RNA interference
c
Monoclonal antibodies
d
Gene therapy
answer is B.
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RNA interference strategy is applied to prevent the infestation of Tobacco with Meloidegyne. It is a method of cellular defense in which silencing of specific mRNA of the pest takes place due to complementary ds RNA molecule that prevents translation of mRNA. The source of complementary RNA is RNA Viruses that infect the plant or transposons
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