Fig. 9: Antisense RNA (microRNA or miRNA)
When an antisense RNA (microRNA or miRNA) that is complementary
to a mRNA coding for a particular protein or enzyme binds to the mRNA
by complementary base pairing, that mRNA cannot be translated and the protein or enzyme is not made.
GIF Animation of Antisense RNA (microRNA or miRNA) .jpg by Gary E. Kaiser, Ph.D.
Professor of Microbiology,
The Community College of Baltimore County, Catonsville Campus
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Last updated: Feb., 2021
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