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microRNA

microRNA noun: a single-stranded, non-coding form of RNA, having only about 20-30 nucleotides, that has a number of functions including the regulation of gene expression.

Noun

microRNA (plural microRNAs)

  1. A single-stranded, non-coding form of RNA, having only about 20-30 nucleotides, that has a number of functions including the regulation of gene expression

microRNA meaning in Tamil

microRNA in Tamil

நுண்ணிய அரபீறை நெற்றை அமிலம்

Forms of microRNA

pluralmicroRNAs

Origin of microRNA

From micro- + RNA.

Words formed from microRNA

Questions about microRNA

What does microRNA mean?
MicroRNA means a single-stranded, non-coding form of RNA, having only about 20-30 nucleotides, that has a number of functions including the regulation of gene expression.
What is microRNA in Tamil?
MicroRNA in Tamil is நுண்ணிய அரபீறை நெற்றை அமிலம். See MicroRNA meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is microRNA?
MicroRNA is a noun.
What is the plural of microRNA?
The plural of microRNA is microRNAs.

Words near microRNA in the dictionary

  1. microribonucleoproteins
  2. microridge
  3. microridges
  4. microring
  5. microrings
  6. microRNA
  7. microRNAome
  8. microRNAomes
  9. microRNAs
  10. microroaster
  11. microroasteries

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Adapted from Wiktionary: microRNA (page history and authors); microRNA (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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