miRNA processing https://github.com/geneontology/go-ontology/issues/19303 https://github.com/geneontology/go-ontology/issues/23050 microRNA biosynthesis microRNA-mediated gene silencing, production of microRNAs miRNA-mediated gene silencing, production of miRNAs microRNA processing miRNA biosynthetic process production of microRNAs involved in gene silencing by microRNA microRNA metabolism biological_process GO:0030918 microRNA metabolic process A process leading to the generation of a functional miRNA. Includes the cleavage of stem-loop RNA precursors into microRNAs (miRNAs). miRNAs are a class of small RNAs that primarily silence genes by blocking the translation of mRNA transcripts into protein, or by increasing the degradation of non-protein-coding RNA transcripts. production of miRNAs involved in gene silencing by miRNA GO:0035196 miRNA maturation microRNA biogenesis gene silencing by miRNA, production of miRNAs microRNA biosynthetic process miRNA biogenesis regulatory ncRNA processing