DEFENSE MECHANISM. “siRNAs are also thought to have evolved as a defense mechanism against TEs, and the results reported here and elsewhere indicate that miRNAs can emerge from TEs as well.” (TE = transposable elements; miRNA = microRNA; siRNA = small interfering RNAs).
http://www.genetics.org/content/176/2/1323
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Nigel Fleming
September 21, 2022