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Molecular biology

a small-RNA system in germ cells that recognizes and silences mobile genetic elements to protect the genome.

In molecular biology, piRNA pathway refers to a small-RNA system in germ cells that recognizes and silences mobile genetic elements to protect the genome. This meaning comes from Aravin (2007) in Science.[1]

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Aravin, A. A., Hannon, G. J., & Brennecke, J. (2007). The Piwi-piRNA Pathway Provides an Adaptive Defense in the Transposon Arms Race. Science, 318(5851), 761-764. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1146484

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