Term Name: | small_regulatory_ncRNA |
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Synonyms: | small regulatory ncRNA |
Definition: | A non-coding RNA less than 200 nucleotides long, usually with a specific secondary structure, that acts to regulate gene expression. These include short ncRNAs such as piRNA, miRNA and siRNAs (among others). |
Ontology: | Sequence Ontology [SO:0000370] |