| NOUN | substance | transfer RNA, tRNA, acceptor RNA, 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 | tRNA, acceptor RNA, 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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