RNA interference can be used to _____ the production of a particular enzyme so that the effect of the enzyme _______ on the organism's _________ can be determined.
A)stop,deficiency,phenotype
B)enhance,deficiency,phenotype
C)stop,deficiency,genotype
D)enhance,overexpression,phenotype
E)stop,overexpression,genotype

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RNA interference can be used to stop the production of a particular enzyme, resulting in a deficiency in the organism's phenotype. This can help determine the effect that the enzyme has on the organism's characteristics. Option B, enhance the deficiency does not make sense as it would only exaggerate the deficiency caused by the lack of enzyme production. Option C, stopping the enzyme and resulting in genotype deficiency does not provide information about the organism's visible characteristics or phenotype. Option D, enhancing the overexpression would not be the purpose of RNA interference, but rather reducing the expression. Option E, stopping overexpression would be a reasonable option, but it would not provide information about how the organism's phenotype would be affected.

RNA Interference Can Be Used to _____ the Production of a Particular