Indicate Whether Each of the Following Descriptions Better Matches MiRNAs

question 24

Short Answer

Indicate whether each of the following descriptions better matches miRNAs (M) or siRNAs (S) in animal cells. Your answer would be a four-letter string composed of letters M and S only, e.g. MMMM.
( ) They usually cleave their target RNAs using the slicing activity of the Argonautes.
( ) They typically show perfect complementarity with their target RNA.
( ) They can bind to the RITS as well as the RISC complex.
( ) They seem to be the more ancient form of small noncoding RNAs.

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Definitions:

Motion Aftereffects

The illusion of motion in the opposite direction that occurs after one stops looking at moving stimuli.

Baseline Firing Rate

The normal frequency at which a neuron fires impulses when not being stimulated.

Stroboscopic Motion

An optical illusion where discrete images appear to be moving due to rapid sequential presentation, similar to motion pictures.

Milliseconds

Units of time equal to one thousandth (1/1000) of a second, often used to measure very short time intervals.