Vive La Différence: Biogenesis and Evolution of MicroRNAs in Plants and Animals

Overview

Journal Genome Biol

Specialties Biology
Genetics

Date 2011 May 11

PMID 21554756

Citations 223

Authors

Michael J Axtell

Jakub O Westholm

Eric C Lai

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Abstract

MicroRNAs are pervasive in both plants and animals, but many aspects of their biogenesis, function and evolution differ. We reveal how these differences contribute to characteristic features of microRNA evolution in the two kingdoms.

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