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transfer RNA tRNA acceptor RNA soluble RNA Transfer rna aminoacylation

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) WordNet 3.0

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Transfer RNA is an adaptor molecule composed of RNA, typically 76 to 90 nucleotides in length, that serves as the physical link between the mRNA and the amino acid sequence of proteins. Wikipedia

Small RNA molecules that transfer amino acids to the ribosome during protein synthesis. OmegaWiki

A small RNA chain (73-93 nucleotides) that transfers a specific amino acid to a growing polypeptide chain at the ribosomal site of protein synthesis during translation. OmegaWiki

A short-chain version of RNA that transfers individual amino acids to ribosomes during protein synthesis. Wiktionary

Short-chain RNA. Wiktionary (translation)

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