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microRNA

small non-coding RNA molecule (of ca. 22 nucleotides) found in plants, animals and some viruses, that functions in RNA silencing and post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression
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microRNA

Summary

microRNA ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,106 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • microRNA is a type of non-coding RNA[2].
  • microRNA's Commons category is recorded as MicroRNAs[3].
  • microRNA's topic's main category is recorded as Category:MicroRNA[4].
  • microRNA's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/SO_0000276[5].

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Definition and Type

microRNA is a type of non-coding RNA[2].

Why It Matters

microRNA ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,106 views/month).[1] microRNA has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] microRNA is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → non-coding RNA
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → —
    Topic's main category → Category:MicroRNA
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|11 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 27218, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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