Figure 2From: Introns targeted by plant microRNAs: a possible novel mechanism of gene regulationSequence characteristics of the microRNAs (miRNAs) targeting introns. (A) 5’ terminal compositions of the miRNAs of Arabidopsis. (B) Length distribution patterns of the miRNAs of Arabidopsis. (C) 5’ compositions of the miRNAs of rice. (D) Length distribution patterns of the miRNAs of rice. For each plant, all of its miRBase-registered (release 18) miRNAs excluding those targeting introns were served as a control set.Back to article page