Question

The phenomenon of RNA interference was discovered using the organism ___________________

(a) Mus musculus

(b) Drosophila

(c) C. elegans

(d) Arabidopsis thaliana

Answer 1

Correct option is (c) C. elegans

Explanation: In 1998 Andrew Fire of Carnegie Institute of Washington and Craig Mello of the University of Massachusetts and their colleagues conducted experiments on the nematode C. elegans which ultimately led to the discovery of RNAi phenomena.