biogenesis

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On the other hand, the appreciation that many miRNAs show highly selective patterns of expression underscores the importance of elucidating the mechanisms that regulate miRNA biogenesis, which is currently poorly understood.

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  1. noun The principle that living organisms develop only from other living organisms and not from nonliving matter.
  2. noun Generation of living organisms from other living organisms.
  3. noun See biosynthesis.
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  • On the other hand, the appreciation that many miRNAs show highly selective patterns of expression underscores the importance of elucidating the mechanisms that regulate miRNA biogenesis, which is currently poorly understood. —  PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
  • Bartel DP (2004) MicroRNAs: genomics, biogenesis, mechanism, and function. —  PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
  • Besides their role in ribosome biogenesis, many RPs are believed to have important functions in various other cellular processes —  PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
  • Recent findings indicate that alterations in ribosome biogenesis are linked to the p53 pathway. —  PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
  • Interference with ribosomal biogenesis by actinomycin D further increased the level of apoptosis in L11-deficient embryos (data not shown), as ribosomal biogenesis was already compromised in these embryos. —  PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
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  1. from Greek βίος, life, + γένεσις, generation: see genesis.
 

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/baɪəˈdʒɛnɛsɪs/
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