transfer rna

trans·fer RNA

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noun transfer rna a small RNA molecule, consisting of a strand of nucleotides folded into a clover-leaf shape, that picks up an unattached amino acid within the cell cytoplasm and conveys it to the ribosome for protein synthesis. Abbreviation: tRNA. 1
noun transfer rna any of several soluble forms of RNA of low molecular weight, each of which transports a specific amino acid to a ribosome during protein synthesis 0
noun transfer rna any of various small, looped forms of RNA that combine temporarily with messenger RNA to bring an amino acid to the proper location during the building of a polypeptide chain 0

before 1960

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