HyperDic: acceptor_rna

English > 1 sense of the expression acceptor RNA:
NOUNsubstanceacceptor RNA, transfer RNA, tRNA, soluble RNARNA 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)
English > acceptor RNA: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningRNA 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).
Synonymstransfer RNA, tRNA, soluble RNA
Broaderribonucleic 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
SpanishARNt, ARN transferente
CatalanARN de transferència, ARNt

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