transfer RNA

English

Noun

transfer RNA (countable and uncountable, plural transfer RNAs)

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

Coordinate term: messenger RNA

Translations

short-chain RNA

Catalan: ARN de transferència m
Finnish: siirtäjä-rna
German: transfer-RNA f
Spanish: ARN de transferencia m
Turkish: taşıyıcı RNA

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