alternative splicing

upstream open reading frame (uORF)

iron homeostasis

iron response protein (IRP)

iron response element (IRE)

AU-rich element (ARE)

short interfering RNA (siRNA)

RNA interference (RNAi)

microRNA (miRNA)

primary miRNA transcript (pri-miRNA)

precursor miRNA (pre-miRNA)

RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC)

maternal gene

segmentation gene

gap gene

pair-rule gene

segment polarity gene

homeotic gene

Wnt-class signaling pathway

Hox gene

stem cell

totipotent

pluripotent

unipotent

embryonic stem cell

adult stem cell

multipotent

niche

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