| Term Name: |
piRNA processing |
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- piRNA biogenesis
- piRNA biosynthetic process
- piRNA metabolic process
- piRNA metabolism
- PIWI-associated RNA biogenesis
- Piwi-associated RNA biosynthetic process
- Piwi-associated RNA metabolic process
- PIWI-associated RNA processing
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| Definition: |
A process leading to the generation of a functional piRNA. piRNAs (Piwi-associated RNAs) are a class of 24- to 30-nucleotide RNAs derived from repeat or complex DNA sequence elements and processed by a Dicer-independent mechanism.
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| Ontology: |
GO: Biological Process
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