NOUN | substance | acceptor RNA, transfer RNA, tRNA, soluble RNA | RNA molecules present in the cell (in at least 20 varieties, each variety capable of combining with a specific amino acid) that attach the correct amino acid to the protein chain that is being synthesized at the ribosome of the cell (according to directions coded in the mRNA) |
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Meaning | RNA molecules present in the cell (in at least 20 varieties, each variety capable of combining with a specific amino acid) that attach the correct amino acid to the protein chain that is being synthesized at the ribosome of the cell (according to directions coded in the mRNA). | |
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Synonyms | transfer RNA, tRNA, soluble RNA | |
Broader | ribonucleic acid, RNA | (biochemistry) a long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated with microsomes |
Spanish | ARNt, ARN transferente | |
Catalan | ARN de transferència, ARNt |
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