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Gene Silencing
The suppression of gene expression (e.g., of the gene for polygalacturonase which causes fruit to ripen, of the gene for P34 protein in soybeans, etc.) via a variety of methods (e.g., via RNA interference (RNAi), chemical genetics, effect of certain viruses, "zinc finger proteins", sense or antisense genes, etc.). Also occurs with some genes in an organism as the organism matures (e.g., from an embryo to a seedling/juvenile).

GENE, EXPRESS, GENE EXPRESSION, TRANSCRIPTION, RNA INTERFERENCE (RNAi), KNOCKOUT, SHORT INTERFERING RNA (siRNA), GENETIC CODE, INFORMATIONAL MOLECULES, PROTEIN, CHEMICAL GENETICS, ZINC FINGER PROTEINS, VIRUS, GENE FUNCTION ANALYSIS, COSUPPRESSION, ANTISENSE (DNA SEQUENCE), TRANSWITCH^R, SENSE, POLYGALACTURONASE (PG), GPA1, REDUCED-ALLERGEN SOYBEANS, POST-TRANSCRIPTIONAL GENE SILENCING (PTGS), EPIGENETIC, IMPRINTING, MICRO-RNAs

The term "GENE SILENCING" also appears in the definition(s) of the following term(s):
Short Interfering RNA (siRNA)

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