smRNAome profiling to identify conserved and novel microRNAs in <it>Stevia rebaudiana</it> Bertoni

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>MicroRNAs (miRNAs) constitute a family of small RNA (sRNA) population that regulates the gene expression and plays an important role in plant development, metabolism, signal transduction and stress response. Extensive studies on miRN...

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Main Authors: Mandhan Vibha, Kaur Jagdeep, Singh Kashmir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-11-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2229/12/197