| Front | small interfering RNA (siRNA) |
|---|---|
| Back | A small, single-stranded RNA molecule generated by cellular machinery from a long, double-stranded RNA molecule. The [this] associates with one or more proteins in a complex that can degrade or prevent translation of an mRNA with a complementary sequence. In some cases, [this] can also block transcription by promoting chromatin modification. |
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