Question

A novel strategy was adopted to prevent the infection of nematode worms in tobacco plant.it is known as RNA interference.How does this strategy operate in tobacco plants?​

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A novel strategy was adopted to prevent this infestation which was based on the process of RNA interference (RNAi). Using Agrobacterium vectors, nematode-specific genes were introduced into the host plant. ... The consequence was that the parasite could not survive in a transgenic host expressing specific interfering RNA.