Tiny RNA molecules called microRNAs are important in development, and are thought to function by causing the degradation of matching messenger RNAs. That may not be their only mode of action, however.
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Ronemus, M., Martienssen, R. Methylation mystery. Nature 433, 472–473 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/433472a
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