RNAsegmentejä
RNAsegmentejä, often translated as RNA segments or RNA fragments, refers to discrete pieces of ribonucleic acid. Unlike longer, continuous RNA molecules such as messenger RNA (mRNA) or ribosomal RNA (rRNA), RNA segments are typically shorter and may arise from various biological processes. They can be naturally occurring, such as microRNAs (miRNAs) or small interfering RNAs (siRNAs), which are involved in gene regulation. These small RNA molecules play crucial roles in silencing gene expression by binding to complementary mRNA sequences.
RNA segments can also be generated through experimental manipulation or as byproducts of RNA degradation. In