International Journal of
Biotechnology and Molecular Biology Research

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Biotechnol. Mol. Biol. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2154
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJBMBR
  • Start Year: 2010
  • Published Articles: 105

Review

RNA Interference – A fine tuner of gene regulation: a Review

S.K. Dash*
  • S.K. Dash*
  • Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, COVS, GADVASU, India.
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Sushil K. Mohapatra
  • Sushil K. Mohapatra
  • Animal Biotechnology Centre, ICAR-NDRI, India.
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H.N. Malik
  • H.N. Malik
  • Animal Biotechnology Centre, ICAR-NDRI, India.
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  •  Received: 09 October 2014
  •  Accepted: 19 May 2015
  •  Published: 30 June 2015

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