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miRNA¹

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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.

noun miRNAs

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

mirna²

noun mirnas

  1. microRNA

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"mirna." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mirna. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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mirna. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mirna

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"mirna." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mirna.

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@misc{mirna_2026,
  title = {mirna},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mirna},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}