Given below are two statements : Statement I : RNA interference takes place in all Eukaryotic organisms as method of cellular defense. Statement II : RNAi involves the silencing of a specific mRNA due to a complementary single-stranded RNA molecule that binds and prevents translation of mRNA In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
A. Statement I is true but Statement II is false.
The correct answer is option (1) because Statement I is correct which states that RNA interference takes place in all eukaryotic organisms as method of cellular defense and Statement II is incorrect which states that RNAi involved the silencing of a specific mRNA due to a complementary ssRNA molecule that binds and prevents translation of mRNA. In statement II, it should be complementary dsRNA molecule that is involved in silencing of a specific mRNA. Options (2), (3) and (4) are incorrect as they represent wrong answer.
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