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- DictionaryTrans·fer RNA/ˌtran(t)sfər ˌär ˌen ˈā/
noun
- 1. RNA consisting of folded molecules which transport amino acids from the cytoplasm of a cell to a ribosome.
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Adaptor molecule composed of RNA, typically 76–90 nucleotides, that carries amino acids to the ribosome as directed by codons in mRNA
Transfer RNA is an adaptor molecule composed of RNA, typically 76 to 90 nucleotides in length. In a cell, it provides the physical link between the genetic code in messenger RNA (mRNA) and the amino acid sequence of proteins, carrying the correct sequence of amino acids to be combined by the protein-synthesizing machinery, the ribosome. Each three-nucleotide codon in mRNA is complemented by a thre... Wikipedia