Figure 1.
Schematic of microRNA (miRNA) (top) and endogenous small interfering RNA (endo-siRNA) (bottom) biogenesis (see sidebar, microRNA Biogenesis). Abbreviation: RISC, RNA-induced silencing complex.
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