RNAiden
RNAiden is a term used in discussions of RNA-based molecular identifiers. In its general usage, RNAiden refers to engineered RNA molecules that carry unique sequence barcodes and structured domains enabling identification of cells, transcripts, or molecular events.
Design typically includes a stable scaffold, such as a hairpin or tRNA-like motif, a barcode region of
The term is not uniformly standardized and appears primarily in speculative or early-stage discussions of RNA
See also: barcode RNA, RNA aptamer, lineage tracing, molecular tagging.