transfer RNA

English

Noun

transfer RNA (countable and uncountable, plural transfer RNAs)

  1. (biochemistry) A short-chain version of RNA that transfers individual amino acids to ribosomes during protein synthesis.
    Synonym: (abbreviation) tRNA
    Coordinate term: messenger RNA

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