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RNA, Double-Stranded MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
RNA, Double-Stranded
Tree Number(s)
D13.444.735.490
G02.111.570.820.486.775
G05.360.580.775
Unique ID
D012330
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012330
Scope Note
RNA consisting of two strands as opposed to the more prevalent single-stranded RNA. Most of the double-stranded segments are formed from transcription of DNA by intramolecular base-pairing of inverted complementary sequences separated by a single-stranded loop. Some double-stranded segments of RNA are normal in all organisms.
Entry Version
DSRNA
Entry Term(s)
Double-Stranded RNA
Registry Numbers
0
NLM Classification #
QU 58.7
Previous Indexing
RNA (1966-1979)
Public MeSH Note
80
History Note
80
Date Established
1980/01/01
Date of Entry
1979/05/25
Revision Date
2015/06/23
RNA, Double-Stranded Preferred
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