Term Name:	miRNA processing
Synonyms:	gene silencing by miRNA, production of miRNAs, microRNA biogenesis, microRNA biosynthesis, microRNA biosynthetic process, microRNA metabolic process, microRNA metabolism, microRNA processing, microRNA-mediated gene silencing, production of microRNAs, miRNA biogenesis, miRNA maturation, miRNA-mediated gene silencing, production of miRNAs, production of microRNAs involved in gene silencing by microRNA, production of miRNAs involved in gene silencing by miRNA
Definition:	A process leading to the generation of a functional miRNA. Includes the cleavage of stem-loop RNA precursors into microRNAs (miRNAs). miRNAs are a class of small RNAs that primarily silence genes by blocking the translation of mRNA transcripts into protein, or by increasing the degradation of non-protein-coding RNA transcripts.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0035196]    QuickGO    AmiGO