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&nbsp;-Small oligomer of synthetic nucleotide analogues that block gene expression

-25bp length<br>-attaches to mRNA, pre/mature, to cause gene knockdown

-Used as gene knockdown tools on zebra fish&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

On mature:<br>-attach to AUG blocking ribosome interaction

On pre-mRNA:<br>-sits on splice site, an intron-exon junction, making a double stranded RNA, blocking spliceosome which will create truncated/no protein



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Shukla, Arun K., editor. “The Zebrafish: Disease Models and Chemical Screens.” Methods in Cell Biology, vol. 105, no. 12, 2011, pp. 273–308., doi:10.1016/c2009-0-62387-4.<br>