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Noun

miRNA ‎(plural miRNAs)

1. (genetics) A microRNA.
   • 2007, Benjamin Lewin, Genes IX , ISBN 0763739057, page 343:

     There are ~80 genes in the C elegans genome coding for miRNAs that are twenty-one to twenty-four nucleotides long.

   • 2010, Dimond, Patricia F., "miRNAs' Therapeutic Potential" (original copy), Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, vol. 30, no. 6, page 1:

     MicroRNAs (miRNAs) finely regulate gene expression and play an important role in various cellular processes, including cell growth, differentiation, proliferation, and apoptosis.

References

• Lee, Roslind C., Feinbaum, Rhonda L. and Ambros, Victor. 1993. "The C. elegans Heterochronic Gene lin-4 Encodes Small RNAs with Antisense Complementarity to lin-14", Cell, 75: 843–854.

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