"Gene knockdown" refers to reducing the activity or expression of a specific gene in an organism. It is a technique used in genetic research to study the effects of inhibiting or decreasing the function of a particular gene.
Sentences with «gene knockdown»
Heritable and inducible gene knockdown in astrocytes or neurons in vivo by a combined lentiviral and RNAi approach. (abcam.com)
«What we're excited about is how it only takes a very small amount of RNA to cause gene knockdown in the whole liver. (sciencedaily.com)
«DEMETER models gene knockdown and seed effects within the data, and computationally subtracts the seed effects. (sciencedaily.com)