"miRNA" meaning in All languages combined

See miRNA on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: miRNAs [plural]
Etymology: From microRNA. The seminal article on microRNAs did not introduce the abbreviation miRNA nor the term microRNA, but rather referred to the entities as small RNAs. Head templates: {{en-noun}} miRNA (plural miRNAs)
  1. (genetics) A microRNA. Wikipedia link: microRNA Categories (topical): Genetics
    Sense id: en-miRNA-en-noun-zPXsDdFa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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