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transfer RNA

 
–noun Genetics.
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
Origin:
1960–65
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transfer RNA  
n.   Abbr. tRNA
One of a class of RNA molecules that transport amino acids to ribosomes for incorporation into a polypeptide undergoing synthesis.
tRNA  
abbr.  transfer RNA
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: transfer RNA
Function: noun
: a relatively small RNA that transfers a particular amino acid to a growing polypeptide chain at the ribosomal site of proteinsynthesis during translation called also adapter RNA, soluble RNA, tRNA; —compare MESSENGER RNA

Main Entry: tRNA
Pronunciation: "tE-"är-"en-'A, 'tE-"är-"en-"A
Function: noun
: TRANSFER RNA
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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transfer RNA n.
See tRNA.

tRNA (tē'är-ěn-ā')
n.
One of a class of RNA molecules that transports amino acids to ribosomes for incorporation into a polypeptide undergoing synthesis. Also called transfer RNA.

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Science Dictionary
transfer RNA   (trāns'fər)  Pronunciation Key 
See under RNA.
tRNA  
Abbreviation of transfer RNA
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
tRNA
transfer RNA
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