RNA interference

Also known as post transcriptional gene silencing, RNAi, posttranscriptional gene silencing by siRNA, post-transcriptional gene silencing by RNA, RNA-mediated posttranscriptional gene silencing, posttranscriptional gene silencing by RNA, GO:0035194

any process of posttranscriptional gene inactivation mediated by small RNA molecules that may trigger mRNA degradation or down-regulate translation