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With Respect to MicroRNAs, Which, If Any, of the Following

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With respect to microRNAs, which, if any, of the following statements, is true?


A) MicroRNA genes often occur in gene clusters within introns of protein-coding genes and are usually transcribed by RNA polymerase II.
B) Like an mRNA a miRNA is initially produced as a larger precursor RNA that, like the great majority of mRNAs, usually has a 5' cap and a poly(A) tail.
C) MicroRNAs are produced by germ-line cells only.
D) An miRNA is initially produced as a duplex RNA but in order to work it needs to be converted into a single-strand RNA.

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