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microrna

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.29 in modern English

Syllables
mi-cror-na
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

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

Etymology

From micro- + RNA.

Inflected Forms

microRNAs (plural)

Derived Forms

microRNAome

Frequently Paired Words

microribonucleic

Questions

What does microrna mean?
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
Where does microrna come from?
From micro- + RNA.

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