What name is given to the short (20 to 22-nucleotide) single-stranded RNAs that are cleaved from hairpin-shaped precursors and block the expression of complementary mRNAs by either causing their degradation or repressing their translation?
A) tRNA
B) mRNA
C) rRNA
D) sRNA
E) pRNA
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