The discovery of RNA interference (RNAi) led to its use in biotechnology and medicine. All of the following are examples of how RNAi could be used in biotechnology or medicine, EXCEPT ________
A) to treat a disease characterized by the overexpression of a nonmutated gene
B) to study loss-of-function phenotypes of specific genes in a model research organism
C) to treat a disease characterized by a gene that is not expressed
D) to treat a disease characterized by the normal expression of a mutated gene
E) to treat a disease characterized by the buildup of a specific protein
Answer: C
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