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ERIC Number: EJ1044332
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 6
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-0002-7685
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Bringing RNA Interference (RNAi) into the High School Classroom
Sengupta, Sibani
American Biology Teacher, v75 n9 p698-703 Nov-Dec 2013
RNA interference (abbreviated RNAi) is a relatively new discovery in the field of mechanisms that serve to regulate gene expression (a.k.a. protein synthesis). Gene expression can be regulated at the transcriptional level (mRNA production, processing, or stability) and at the translational level (protein synthesis). RNAi acts in a gene-specific manner and degrades the specific message (mRNA) to lower mRNA stability and, in the process, decreases protein production. The RNAi mechanism thus acts as a negative regulator of gene expression and undoubtedly has been one of the most significant developments in genetics and molecular biology in recent years. I present a teaching module that can help high school students experience this unique post-transcriptional regulatory mechanism.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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