<prompt> Gene silencing means a gene which would be expressed under normal circumstances is switched off by cell machinery. Which one of the following cellular components is not involved in gene silencing?Micro-RNADouble stranded RNARibosomal RNASi RNA  <response>: Ans. c Ribosomal RNARef: Robbins 9thpg 172-173Two of the leading methods of gene silencing are RNA interference RNAi, Si RNA and antisense oligonucleotides ASOs, ds RNAIt does not affect ribosomal RNA 