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miRNA introns and exons - (Sep/04/2008 )

Hi,

There are intergenic miRNA and intronic miRNA. Do both forms of miRNA have introns of their own or are they just one exon long?

Thanks
SF

-Sarwat-

For miRNA genes, there is no intron.

-pcrman-