Researchers wish to use RNAi to prevent the expression of the enzyme hexokinase in order to study its impact on glycolysis. Which of the following processes would still occur if the researchers used RNAi effectively to silence hexokinase expression?
A) folding of the hexokinase protein
B) translation of the hexokinase protein
C) transcription of the hexokinase gene

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RNAi prevents the transcription of a specific gene, in this case hexokinase. Therefore, even if RNAi effectively silences hexokinase expression, the transcription of the hexokinase gene would still occur. The folding and translation of the hexokinase protein require successful gene expression, so they would be inhibited if RNAi effectively silenced hexokinase expression.

Researchers Wish to Use RNAi to Prevent the Expression of the Enzyme