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RNA Editing  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A process that changes the nucleotide sequence of mRNA from that of the DNA template encoding it. Some major classes of RNA editing are as follows: 1, the conversion of cytosine to uracil in mRNA; 2, the addition of variable number of guanines at pre-determined sites; and 3, the addition and deletion of uracils, templated by guide-RNAs (RNA, GUIDE).

Entry terms

  • RNA, Messenger, Editing

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-ZTG49BV7-0

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