transfer RNA
transfer RNA
noun \ˈtran(t)s-ˌfər-\Definition of TRANSFER RNA
: a relatively small RNA that transfers a particular amino acid to a growing polypeptide chain at the ribosomal site of protein synthesis during translation —called also tRNA — compare messenger rna
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1961
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