Proteins such as Dicer and RDE-R are involved in RNAi inactivation of target gene expression and are present in most eukaryotes. However, most eukaryotic cells do not naturally produce double stranded RNA. What is the most likely reason why these genes are evolutionarily retained in most eukaryotes? What are possible consequences of intron retention?

Proteins such as Dicer and RDE-R are involved in RNAi inactivation of target gene expression and are present in most eukaryotes. However, most eukaryotic cells do not naturally produce double stranded RNA. What is the most likely reason why these genes are evolutionarily retained in most eukaryotes? What are possible consequences of intron retention?

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Chapter16: Gene Expression

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