The origin of RNA interference: Adaptive or neutral evolution?
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001715
Abstract: The origin of RNA interference (RNAi) is usually explained by a defense-based hypothesis, in which RNAi evolved as a defense against transposable elements (TEs) and RNA viruses and was already present in the last eukaryotic… read more here.
Keywords: rna; origin; rna interference; origin rna ... See more keywords