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A comment on RNA compound and vitamin B3 found in samples from near-Earth asteroid. Parent comment

Re:RNA compound and vitamin B3 found in samples from near-Ea... by f6v on Wednesday March 22, 2023 @08:59AM (#35260304)
> For having RNA you need a molecule composed of roughly 200 nucleotides.

miRNA are order of magnitude smaller.

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Re:RNA compound and vitamin B3 found in samples from near-Ea... by CrispCas13 on Wednesday March 22, 2023 @11:03AM (#35262133)
That's after DICER/Drosha processes the pre-miRNA/pri-miRNA transcripts. The pre-miRNA/pri-miRNAs transcripts can be a magnitude equal to or greater than 200 nts.
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