Recently,the theobromine synthesis production of coffee plants was knocked down by the insertion of a gene that produced complementary hairpin mRNA.The process that led to these decaffeinated coffee plants is called _____.
A)controlling the rate of transcription
B)activating chromatin remodeling complexes
C)controlling the rate of translation
D)RNA interference

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RNA interference is a process in which small RNA molecules, such as siRNA or miRNA, bind to mRNA molecules and prevent their translation into protein. In this case, the gene responsible for the production of theobromine was inactivated by the insertion of a gene producing complementary hairpin mRNA, which likely triggered RNA interference and led to the knockdown of the targeted gene.

Recently,the Theobromine Synthesis Production of Coffee Plants Was Knocked Down