The most frequent way in which regulatory RNA molecules exert their effects is by
A) binding to a repressor and repressing enzyme transcription.
B) signal transduction.
C) acting as an inducer that then binds to an activator protein to allow transcription to proceed.
D) base pairing with other RNA molecules that have regions of complementary sequence.

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Regulatory RNA molecules (such as microRNAs) typically exert their effects by base-pairing with other RNA molecules that have regions of complementary sequence, leading to degradation of the target RNA or inhibition of its translation. This allows for precise and fine-tuned regulation of gene expression.

The Most Frequent Way in Which Regulatory RNA Molecules Exert