MicroRNA (miRNA) regulates gene expression by:

A. inhibiting transcription.
B. inhibiting splicing.
C. inhibiting translation by binding to RNA
transcripts.
D. inhibiting translation by degrading RNA
transcripts.
E. inhibiting rRNA synthesis.


C

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