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precursor miRNA is ~70mer RNA with a stem loop structure. It is cleaved by dicer to generate one or two mature miRNAs (from one or both the 'arms' of the stem ; called 3p and 5p which are ~22nt long). Refer to this review. (It is an old one and some facts might have changed, but the basics are there.)
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