Consequently RNA interference was observed is eukaryotic organisms including fungi, Arabidopsis,C. elegans, trypanosomes, hydra, planaria, Drosophila, zabrafish, and mouse.

到目前为在真菌、拟南芥、线虫、锥虫、水螅、涡虫、果蝇、斑马鱼、小鼠等真核生物中都发现存在这一基因制。

Undulipodium (pl. undulipodia) A whiplike organelle that protrudes from a eukaryotic cell and is used chiefly for locomotion (e.g. motile gametes) or feeding (e.g. ciliate protoctists).

波动足（生毛体）：真核细胞表面突起的鞭状结构，主要作用为运动(如：游动精子)和摄食(如：纤毛protoctists)。