Gene silencing

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Gene silencing is the process by which a cell prevents a gene from being expressed, effectively "turning off" that gene without removing it from the DNA. Instead of permanently deleting genetic instructions, the cell uses molecular mechanisms to block the gene's message from being read and translated into a protein.

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