Gene silencing
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gene-silencing-213-135622
title:
Gene silencing
text:
Gene silencing is the regulation of gene expression in a cell to prevent the expression of a certain gene. Gene silencing can occur during either transcription or translation and is often used in research. In particular, methods used to silence genes are being increasingly used to produce therapeutics to combat cancer and other diseases, such as infectious diseases and neurodegenerative disorders. Gene silencing is often considered the same as gene knockdown. When genes are silenced, their expre
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Process that prevents the expression of a gene
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_silencing
date created:
2003-06-05T22:26:55Z
date modified:
2024-09-12T06:40:37Z
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