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by aroch 3890 days ago
Yes, mRNA <always> refers to messenger RNA. miRNA nearly always refers to microRNA.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_RNAs
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stuxnet79 3890 days ago
I usually just call them 'miRs' to prevent confusion and misuse of both terms.
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