Micro RNA Flashcards
1
Q
what is its job?
A
To send mRNA sequences with the exact same sequence as itself to degradation, or strands that kinda match up, to inhibit them, put them on hold
2
Q
what does it possess prior to leaving the nucleus that is actually responsible for it being able to leave the nucleus?
A
a hairpin loop
3
Q
what enzyme takes that loop off once it exits the nucleus?
A
Dicer
4
Q
Once the loop is taken off, what is left that cannot be allowed?
A
Double stranded RNA, so an enzyme will come and remove one strand