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Small RNAs are defined as short (~ 18 to 30 nucleotides), non-coding RNA molecules that can inhibit the expression of target genes via post-transcriptional gene silencing (PTGS) and chromatin-dependent gene silencing (CDGS), in both the cytoplasm and the nucleus. RNA silencing is often a function of these molecules, with the most common and well-studied example being RNA interference (RNAi), in which endogenously expressed microRNA (miRNA) or exogenously derived small interfering RNA (siRNA) induces the degradation of complementary messenger RNA.