A process leading to the generation of a functional miRNA. Includes the cleavage of stem-loop RNA precursors into microRNAs (miRNAs). miRNAs are a class of small RNAs that primarily silence genes by blocking the translation of mRNA transcripts into protein, or by increasing the degradation of non-protein-coding RNA transcripts.
gene silencing by miRNA, production of miRNAs
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miRNA biosynthetic process
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miRNA maturation
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miRNA-mediated gene silencing, production of miRNAs
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microRNA-mediated gene silencing, production of microRNAs
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production of miRNAs involved in gene silencing by miRNA
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production of microRNAs involved in gene silencing by microRNA
Broad Synonyms:
microRNA processing
Related Synonyms:
miRNA biogenesis
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microRNA biogenesis
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microRNA biosynthesis
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microRNA biosynthetic process
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microRNA metabolic process
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microRNA metabolism