A posttranscriptional gene silencing pathway that involves the cleavage of mRNAs in a non-gene-specific manner.
Synonyms:
exact_synonym:
mRNA cleavage involved in gene silencing
broad_synonym:
gene silencing by mRNA cleavage
related_synonym:
RNA interference, targeting of mRNA for destruction; mRNA destabilization-mediated gene silencing; targeting of mRNA for destruction involved in RNA interference