Which of the following is a TRUE statement about the relationship between RNA interference and mobile genetic elements?
A) RNA interference is a mechanism that allows mobile genetic elements to move to new locations in a genome.
B) RNA interference is a laboratory method that researchers use to study how mobile genetic elements function.
C) RNA interference is a mechanism for silencing mobile genetic elements that exist in many kinds of organisms.
D) RNA interference does not have a known relationship with mobile genetic elements.
C
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