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Computational prediction of microRNA genes in silkworm genome.
Journal of Zhejiang University. Science. B - 1 Oct 2006
Tong Chuan-zhou, Jin Yong-feng, Zhang Yao-zhou
Abstract excerpt
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) constitute a novel, extensive class of small RNAs (approximately 21 nucleotides), and play important gene-regulation roles during growth and development in various organisms. Here we conducted a homology search to identify homologs of previously validated miRNAs from silkworm genome. We identified 24 potential miRNA genes, and gave each of them a name according to the common criteria....
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