Micro RNAs (miRNAs)

a. are short sequences only 22 or so bases long.
b. are noncoding RNA sequences that bind to a protein complex.
c. can regulate mRNA translation by cleaving the mRNA.
d. can prevent translation of its target mRNA by blocking the ribosome.
e. all of these


E

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