RNA interference (RNAi) is a process whereby
A) RNA that has the same sequence as an introduced short piece of single stranded RNA is inhibited.
B) RNA is degraded (or interfered with) on a systemic level by any non-specific causal agent.
C) RNA that has the same sequence as an introduced short piece of double stranded RNA is inhibited.
D) a rogue sequence of RNA is formed by an intron creating a new ORF which inhibits (interferes with) general RNA synthesis by creating excess transcripts.
E) a short RNA sequence binds to ribosomes, preventing other transcripts from being processed and thus interfering with RNA processing.

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RNA interference (RNAi) involves the introduction of double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) into a cell to inhibit the expression of a gene with a sequence complementary to the introduced dsRNA. This process leads to the degradation of the target RNA molecule, effectively silencing the gene.

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