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RNA editing

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RNA editing [¦är¦en¦ā ′ed·əd·iŋ]
(cell and molecular biology)
Alteration in the nucleotide sequence of messenger RNA after it has been transcribed from DNA, changing the nature of its protein product from what was encoded; may entail insertion, deletion, or enzyme-catalyzed chemical alteration of nucleotides.


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RNA editing in hepatitis delta virus genotype III requires a branched double-hairpin RNA structure.
RNA editing, transport, and protein binding are becoming an increasingly well-understood important part of human disease.
But the discovery that extra genetic material subsequently gets added into certain mRNA molecules--a process called RNA editing -- has left scientists searching for the DNA-like molecular template that encodes the edited mRNA sequences.
 
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