what is the diff between antisense and rna i

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anonymous · Answer

RNAi involves the cleavage of dsRNA into small fragments and the recruitment of RISC; while

Antisense RNA is the mere inhibition of translation by complementary pairing

anonymous · Answer

thnx for the reply. bt in rna i also the cleavage of dsrna guided by risc complex would lead to hybridization with complimentary mrna in the cell, hennce inhibiting translation.

anonymous · Answer

Antisense RNA control functions in all kingdoms of life, which are well studied in bacteria; on the other hand RNAi are dsRNA, which are found exclusively in eukaryotes...

Please read the following review article called "Antisense-RNA regulation and RNA interference" for more details...