Question

For RNA-interference, two scientists got Nobel prize in 2006. In which organism these scientists discovered this process?

• A. Paragonimus westermani
• B. Hymenolepis nana
• C. Echinococcus granulosus
• D. Caenorhabditis elegans

Answer 1

The correct option is D Caenorhabditis elegans

The m-RNA is mainly used as a template for protein translation. RNA interference (RNAi) is a biological process which involves the obstruction of the phenomena of gene expression, by causing the destruction of specific mRNA molecules. Andrew Fire and Craig C. Mello shared the 2006 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their work on RNA interference in the nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans, which they published in 1998. Two types of small ribonucleic acid (RNA) molecules microRNA (miRNA) and small interfering RNA (siRNA) are central to RNA interference.

So, the correct answer is option D.