4 ms·miRNA here refers to microRNA, and that mRNA refers to messengerRNA ?by annacollins 11y agomiRNA here refers to microRNA, and that mRNA refers to messengerRNA ?aroch 11y agoYes, mRNA <always> refers to messenger RNA. miRNA nearly always refers to microRNA. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_RNAs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_RNAsstuxnet79 11y agoI usually just call them 'miRs' to prevent confusion and misuse of both terms.