A doctoral student in biology, Esther Mensah, is reviewing primary literature over RNAi interference as part of her literary research for her proposal on decreasing the amount of abnormal white blood cell growth associated with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) using a murine (mouse) model. She is being provided with 10 AML mice courtesy of her mentor. Can you help her out with her proposal?   1)  Given her knowledge of RNAi, what type of RNA will Esther use to target the murine AML gene?   a piRNA. b circRNA. c lncRNA. d siRNA.   2)  In order for Esther’s RNAi to work, the small RNA pieces have to interact with another  molecule. What molecule does she hope it will bind to? a DUH! It will bind to the DNA strands of the AML gene and knock it out! b It will bind to tRNA, which will block attachment of the amino acids needed to make the AML protein. c It will bind to circRNA, which will increase its longevity. d It will bind to the mRNA of the AML gene.

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A doctoral student in biology, Esther Mensah, is reviewing primary literature over RNAi interference as part of her literary research for her proposal on decreasing the amount of abnormal white blood cell growth associated with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) using a murine (mouse) model. She is being provided with 10 AML mice courtesy of her mentor. Can you help her out with her proposal?

 

1) 

Given her knowledge of RNAi, what type of RNA will Esther use to target the murine AML gene?
 
a
piRNA.
b
circRNA.
c
lncRNA.
d
siRNA.
 
2) 
In order for Esther’s RNAi to work, the small RNA pieces have to interact with another  molecule. What molecule does she hope it will bind to?
a
DUH! It will bind to the DNA strands of the AML gene and knock it out!
b
It will bind to tRNA, which will block attachment of the amino acids needed to make the AML protein.
c
It will bind to circRNA, which will increase its longevity.
d
It will bind to the mRNA of the AML gene.
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