Principles of Biology
Principles of Biology
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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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The phenomenon of RNA interference along with the ways by which RNA is processed during RNAi that lead to the silencing of a complementary mRNA.

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MicroRNAs are the non-coding RNAs that are transcribed from endogenous eukaryotic genes. These genes are commonly found in the genome. They regulate gene expression especially during embryonic development in animals and plants.

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