Principles of Biology
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ISBN: 9781259875120
Author: Robert Brooker, Eric P. Widmaier Dr., Linda Graham Dr. Ph.D., Peter Stiling Dr. Ph.D.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 11, Problem 2CBQ
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The roles of ncRNAs in human diseases.
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A non-coding RNA (ncRNA) is a part of functional RNA transcribed from DNA but not translated into proteins. The ncRNAs include miRNA, siRNA, piRNA, and lncRNA.
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Principles of Biology
Ch. 11.1 - Which of these binding interactions might be...Ch. 11.1 - Prob. 1TYKCh. 11.1 - When an ncRNA functions as a decoy, it contains...Ch. 11.2 - Prob. 1BCCh. 11.2 - Prob. 1CCCh. 11.2 - Prob. 1TYKCh. 11.3 - Prob. 1CCCh. 11.3 - Prob. 1TYKCh. 11.4 - Explain why RISC binds to a specific mRNA. What...Ch. 11.4 - The process of RNA interference may lead to the...
Ch. 11.4 - To catalyze the methylation of an rRNA, a snoRNA...Ch. 11.5 - Prob. 1BCCh. 11.5 - Prob. 1TYKCh. 11.6 - Prob. 1CCCh. 11.6 - Which of the following components are needed for...Ch. 11.6 - Prob. 2TYKCh. 11.7 - Prob. 1TYKCh. 11 - Which of the following types of molecules could...Ch. 11 - Prob. 2TYCh. 11 - Prob. 3TYCh. 11 - Prob. 4TYCh. 11 - Prob. 5TYCh. 11 - Prob. 6TYCh. 11 - Prob. 7TYCh. 11 - Prob. 8TYCh. 11 - Prob. 9TYCh. 11 - Prob. 10TYCh. 11 - An ncRNA may have the following funtions:...Ch. 11 - Prob. 2CCQCh. 11 - Prob. 3CCQCh. 11 - Review the concept of an RNA world described in...Ch. 11 - Prob. 2CBQ
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