Gene silencing has several specific studies including Meiotic, Transcriptional, Post-transcriptional, and Cellular components of gene silencing. Gene silencing is basically when scientists turn off a gene, so to speak.

When a gene is "turned off", usually by a newish discovery called miRNA.

V. A. Erdmann has written:

'Non coding RNAs in plants' -- subject(s): Genetics, Non-coding RNA, Untranslated RNA, Plant Gene Expression Regulation, Plant genetic regulation, Plant RNA, Gene silencing, Gene Silencing

The fragile X syndrome is a genetic disorder caused by mutation of the FMR1 gene on the X chromosome.Expansion of the CGG repeating codon to such a degree results in a methylation of that portion of the DNA, effectively silencing the expression of the FMR1 protein.Mutation of the FMR1 gene leads to the transcriptional silencing of the fragile X-mental retardation protein, FMRP.

Silencing the Singing was created in 2000.